maqluba
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Etymology edit
From Arabic مَقْلُوبَة (maqlūba, literally “upside down”), from the passive participle of the verb قَلَبَ (qalaba, “to turn, to flip”), named after the way the dish is served; variation in spelling reflects the different varieties of North Levantine Arabic or South Levantine Arabic the term has been borrowed from.
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- Rhymes: -uːbə
Noun edit
maqluba (uncountable)
- A traditional Levantine dish of meat, rice, and fried vegetables, cooked in a pot which is then flipped upside down prior to serving.
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Levantine dish of meat, rice and vegetables
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maqluba
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