eggah

English

Etymology

From Egyptian Arabic عِجّة (ʕegga), from Arabic عُجَّة (ʕujja), from ع ج ج (ʕ-j-j) meaning "to be overcrowded or jammed pack", as the meal is typically packed or stuffed with chop-meat and/or various vegetable fillings.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛɡə/, enPR: ĕgʹə
• Rhymes: -ɛɡə

Noun

eggah (uncountable)

1. An Arab dish of eggs cooked in a pancake, bound to a meat or vegetable filling.

   Hypernym: omelette

Related terms

• ejjeh (also written as عجة in Arabic)

Anagrams

• Hagge