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saganaki

/ˌsɑɡəˈnɑki/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sagana-ki
IPA
/ˌsɑɡəˈnɑki/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various Greek dishes cooked in a small frying pan, especially an appetizer of pan-seared cheese.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek σαγανάκι (saganáki, literally “little frying pan”), diminutive form of σαγάνι (sagáni, “double-handled pan”), from Turkish sahan (“dish, pan”), from Arabic صَحْن (ṣaḥn).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: σαγανάκι, sahan, صَحْن, ص ح ن

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌsɑɡəˈnɑki/
  • British English: /ˌsæɡəˈnɑːki/

Usage

Questions

How do you pronounce saganaki?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌsɑɡəˈnɑki/.
What does saganaki mean?
Any of various Greek dishes cooked in a small frying pan, especially an appetizer of pan-seared cheese.
Where does saganaki come from?
It is traced to Greek.

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