baba ganoush

Contents

EnglishEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• baba ganouj
• baba ghannouj
• baba ghanoush
• babba gannouge

EtymologyEdit

From Arabic بَابَا غَنُّوج‎ (bābā ḡannūj, literally “father of coquetry”).

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɑ.bə ɡəˈnuʃ/

NounEdit

baba ganoush (uncountable)

1. A Lebanese dish made from a purée of roasted aubergine (eggplant), garlic and tahini used as a dip etc.

TranslationsEdit

Lebanese dish

• Arabic: بَابَا غَنُّوج‎‎ m (bābā ḡannūj)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 茄泥糨糊 (qiéní jiànghu)

• Finnish: baba ganoush
• Russian: ба́ба гану́ш m (bába ganúš)
• Spanish: baba ganush m

ReferencesEdit

• OED 2006