Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

makdous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mak-dous
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Levantine dish of oil-cured stuffed eggplants.

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَكْدُوس (makdūs).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: مَكْدُوس, ك د س

Usage

Questions

What does makdous mean?
A Levantine dish of oil-cured stuffed eggplants.
Where does makdous come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

How to pronounce makdous

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