mojama

English

Etymology

From Spanish mojama, from Arabic مُشَمَّع (mušammaʕ, “of wax”).

Noun

mojama (uncountable)

1. A Mediterranean dish consisting of filleted salt-cured tuna.

Spanish

Alternative forms

• almojama (obsolete)

Etymology

From earlier almojama, from Arabic مُشَمَّع (mušammaʕ, “of wax”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moˈxama/ [moˈxa.ma]
• Rhymes: -ama
• Syllabification: mo‧ja‧ma

Noun

mojama f (plural mojamas)

1. mojama

Derived terms

• amojamar

 

Further reading

• “mojama”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014