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taramosalata

/ˌtɑɹəməsəˈlɑːtə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
taramos-ala-ta
IPA
/ˌtɑɹəməsəˈlɑːtə/
14
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Uncountable

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

taramasalata (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

tarama hummus tzatziki

Questions

How do you pronounce taramosalata?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌtɑɹəməsəˈlɑːtə/.
What does taramosalata mean?
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.
Where does taramosalata come from?
From Greek ταραμοσαλάτα (taramosaláta), from ταραμάς (taramás, “cod roe”) (from Turkish tarama) + σαλάτα (saláta, “salad”) (from Italian insalata, cognate to English salad).

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