Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A mixture of yogurt, chopped cucumber, and seasonings, used as a sauce or a dip in Greek cuisine.
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- noun An
appetizer made fromyoghurt ,cucumber ,garlic ,olive oil ,dill ormint ; usually served withpitta bread and as ameze
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The tang of the tzatziki is great, overall a decent meal.
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Val, tzatziki is great for anything fried and would definiely go great with falafel.
Recipe: Falafel (Φαλάφελ ή Ρεβυθοκεφτέδες) Laurie Constantino 2008
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The sauce is called cacık, from which the word tzatziki derives.
Serious Eats The Culinary Ambassador Corps 2010
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The only good thing I found was that the tzatziki is just as good as Kwik Meal’s.
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I should have been skeptical though because the gyro I’m looking for shouldn’t have a special “white sauce” worth mentioning, it should just have plain tzatziki, a simple yogurt sauce that matches perfectly with the gyro meat.
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My family made yogurt and cucumber salad too Greeks call it tzatziki and I knew the flavor: the dried mint and cucumber, the coppery bite of garlic embedded in the creamy yogurt.
Day of Honey Annia Ciezadlo 2011
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My family made yogurt and cucumber salad too Greeks call it tzatziki and I knew the flavor: the dried mint and cucumber, the coppery bite of garlic embedded in the creamy yogurt.
Day of Honey Annia Ciezadlo 2011
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Eugene's masala-rubbed lamb with "tzatziki" and Basmati rice won.
Blog updates 2008
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Best moment: I liked Gail's awkward two-step, but Eugene's surprise success with his "tzatziki," AKA "curds and rice," was awesome.
Blog updates 2008
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Learn to make classic Greek dishes, such as tzatziki, spanakopita, and baklava, during a cooking class at Veranda (1100 P St.,
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she commented on the word tzatziki
Nevermind the name; tzatziki is so delicious hllglhg
August 28, 2008
rolig commented on the word tzatziki
and it is the perfect accompaniment to shashlyk!
August 28, 2008