Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

harira

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hari-ra
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A thickened, tomato-based North African soup, popular during Ramadan.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Like most hariras, this Berber version is finished off with a thickening agent to develop the proper velvety texture."
"Every family makes its own version of harira. [...] The only must-have is yeast. This is traditional for harira, giving it some oomph [...]. I've since seen harira recipes with lamb, with chicken, with eggs."

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَرِيرَة (ḥarīra)

Word Breakdown

Root: ح ر ر

Usage

Inflected Forms

hariras (plural)

Questions

What does harira mean?: A thickened, tomato-based North African soup, popular during Ramadan.
Where does harira come from?: Borrowed from Arabic حَرِيرَة (ḥarīra)

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