Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mititei

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mi-titei
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A popular Romanian dish of grilled ground meat rolls in cylindrical shape, often spicy.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Men, driven out of their offices by the sweltering heat, walked slowly past the palace gates to their favorite bodega for a mititei, that spicy meat roll, and a cool glass of wine with a dash of seltzer. Autos sped past. Newsboys shouted."
"Bulgarians have earned bragging rights for their kufteh (cumin-scented veal and pork burgers). Romanians deserve raves for their mititei (spicy pork and lamb sausages). […] Cooks in the Balkans and Iran add baking soda or seltzer water to make their mititeis and ćevapčičis (the Balkan version of kofta) light."
"He slow-grills whole pigs, or rotisserie chicken – take your pick – over hot coals, he says. Vegetable kebabs and mititei feature, too. ¶ Traditional Romanian sausages, mititei are made with ground meats – pork, beef and lamb – flavoured with salt, pepper and herbs."

Etymology

From Romanian mititei, plural of mititel (“tiny”), diminutive of mic (“small”).

Word Breakdown

Root: mititei

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

mititeis (plural)

Synonyms

mici

Questions

What does mititei mean?: A popular Romanian dish of grilled ground meat rolls in cylindrical shape, often spicy.
Where does mititei come from?: From Romanian mititei, plural of mititel (“tiny”), diminutive of mic (“small”).

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