Arabic

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بُطَارِخ

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Etymology

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From Coptic ⲡⲓⲧⲁⲣⲓⲭⲓⲟⲛ (pitarikhion), from Ancient Greek τάριχος (tárikhos), which has also been borrowed directly as طِرِّيخ (ṭirrīḵ). The alternative forms come from reinterpreting the present form as a broken plural.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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بُطَارِخ or بَطَارِخ (buṭāriḵ or baṭāriḵm

  1. the roe of the flathead mullet (Mugil cephalus, بُورِيّ (būriyy)) and the sausage made thereof, bottarga

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