Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A Middle Eastern mixture of herbs and spices typically containing thyme and marjoram or oregano along with sumac, sesame seeds, salt, and other ingredients.
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- noun A particular
herb , similar in flavor tothyme ororegano , used inArab andIsraeli cuisine , made from variousMiddle Eastern herbs . - noun A
Middle Eastern seasoning, having the herb as the main ingredient, withsumac (or other tart-flavored equivalent) andsesame seeds.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The green-brown powder made from salt, sumac, sesame seeds, and the dried leaves of various herbs known as zaatar and other ingredients depending on region.
Day of Honey Annia Ciezadlo 2011
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The green-brown powder made from salt, sumac, sesame seeds, and the dried leaves of various herbs known as zaatar and other ingredients depending on region.
Day of Honey Annia Ciezadlo 2011
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Certainly, I remember that he and I would gleefully refer to "that bread" in conversations on the way home (we didn't know it was called zaatar manouche until years later).
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She also sprinkles fairy dust on the children, consisting of turmeric and zaatar.
Wajahat Ali: The Stealth Halal Jihadist Turkey: Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying And Love the Muslim Trojan Horse Wajahat Ali 2011
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She also sprinkles fairy dust on the children, consisting of turmeric and zaatar.
Wajahat Ali: The Stealth Halal Jihadist Turkey: Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying And Love the Muslim Trojan Horse Wajahat Ali 2011
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Roasted red pepper, olive, zaatar and fresh basil (recommended: hummus on whole wheat everything)
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She also sprinkles fairy dust on the children, consisting of turmeric and zaatar.
Wajahat Ali: The Stealth Halal Jihadist Turkey: Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying And Love the Muslim Trojan Horse Wajahat Ali 2011
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She also sprinkles fairy dust on the children, consisting of turmeric and zaatar.
Wajahat Ali: The Stealth Halal Jihadist Turkey: Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying And Love the Muslim Trojan Horse Wajahat Ali 2011
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She also sprinkles fairy dust on the children, consisting of turmeric and zaatar.
Wajahat Ali: The Stealth Halal Jihadist Turkey: Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying And Love the Muslim Trojan Horse Wajahat Ali 2011
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She also sprinkles fairy dust on the children, consisting of turmeric and zaatar.
Wajahat Ali: The Stealth Halal Jihadist Turkey: Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying And Love the Muslim Trojan Horse Wajahat Ali 2011
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