saganaki
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌsɑɡəˈnɑki/, /ˌsæɡəˈnɑki/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌsæɡəˈnɑːki/
Noun[edit]
saganaki (uncountable)
- Any of various Greek dishes cooked in a small frying pan, especially an appetizer of pan-seared cheese.
- 2005, Sean Dooley, The Big Twitch, Sydney: Allen and Unwin, page 1:
- We had discovered a mutual appreciation for saganaki, that artery busting, salt laden, fried goat's cheese.
Translations[edit]
a Greek dish cooked in a frying pan, espescially a cheese appetizer
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Romanization[edit]
saganaki
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