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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tarator

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tara-tor
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A nut- or tahini- based sauce made with lemon juice and garlic that is found in Middle Eastern cuisine

Uncountable

noun

A cold summer soup, usually consisting of yoghurt, oil, water and various vegetables such as cucumber and garlic, popular in the Balkans.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Turkish tarator, from Ottoman Turkish تراتور (tarator, terator). See it for more.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: tarator, تراتور

Usage

Questions

What does tarator mean?
A nut- or tahini- based sauce made with lemon juice and garlic that is found in Middle Eastern cuisine
Where does tarator come from?
It is traced to Turkish.

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