taramosalata

English

A plate of taramosalata garnished with cucumber, olives and tomato.

Alternative forms

• taramasalata

Etymology

From Greek ταραμοσαλάτα (taramosaláta), from ταραμάς (taramás, “cod roe”) (from Turkish tarama) + σαλάτα (saláta, “salad”) (from Italian insalata, cognate to English salad).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌtɑɹəməsəˈlɑːtə/, /ˌtæɹəməsəˈlɑːtə/

Noun

taramosalata (uncountable)

1. A Turkish and Greek dish of fish roe (carp or cod), lemon juice, breadcrumbs, onion, garlic, and olive oil; often served as a meze or with pitta bread.

Coordinate terms

• hummus
• tzatziki

Related terms

• tarama

Translations

Turkish/Greek dish

• Armenian: թարամա (hy) (tʻarama)
• French: tarama (fr) m
• German: Taramosalata
• Greek: ταραμοσαλάτα (el) f (taramosaláta)
• Italian: taramosalata f
• Polish: taramosalata (pl) f
• Russian: тарамасала́та f (taramasaláta)

Further reading

• taramosalata on Wikipedia.Wikipedia