berbere
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Amharic በርበሬ (bärbäre) and/or Tigrinya በርበረ (bärbärä).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
berbere (uncountable)
- A spice mixture, usually consisting of chili peppers, garlic, ginger, basil, and other spices, which is used in Ethiopian and Eritrean cuisine.
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1939, Ferdinando Quaranta di San Severino, Ethiopia, an empire in the making, page 16:
- Food in Ethiopia is always seasoned with berberè, a kind of pimiento.
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1958, The Journal of Tropical Pediatrics and African Child Health:
- Wat is a sauce composed of legumes, including horsebeans, chickpeas, kidneybeans, and lentils pounded to a flour, and mixed with spices. First berbere (red pepper) is dried and ground, then mixed with onions and butter, thus forming a thick cream.
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