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eggah

/ˈɛɡə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
eggah
IPA
/ˈɛɡə/
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An Arab dish of eggs cooked in a pancake, bound to a meat or vegetable filling.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Egyptian Arabic عِجّة (ʕegga), from Arabic عُجَّة (ʕujja), from ع ج ج (ʕ j j) meaning "to be overcrowded or jammed pack", as the meal is typically packed or stuffed with chop-meat and/or various vegetable fillings.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: عِجّة, عُجَّة, ع ج ج

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

ejjeh

Homonyms

egger

Rhymes With

mega omega

Questions

How do you pronounce eggah?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛɡə/.
What does eggah mean?
An Arab dish of eggs cooked in a pancake, bound to a meat or vegetable filling.
Where does eggah come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

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