tajin

See also: tajín

English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /təˈhin/, /tɑˈhin/

Noun

tajin (uncountable)

1. A Mexican spice blend consisting chiefly of lime, chili, and salt.
   • 2018 April 3, Isabel Cruz, The Latin Table: Easy, Flavorful Recipes from Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Beyond, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN:

     Garnish with the serrano chili and cilantro. Sprinkle with tajin.

   • 2019 October 22, Bricia Lopez, Javier Cabral, Oaxaca: Home Cooking from the Heart of Mexico, Abrams, →ISBN:

     […] to a blender and blend everything until smooth. Rim a cold beer glass with tajin. Pour in about 3 ounces of the mix and then 16 ounces of cold lager to combine. Serve cold.

   • 2020 January 19, Etan Becerra, Game of numbers, Punto&Coma, →ISBN:

     […] more tequilas please. […] Jugs of beer came and went at the pub while snacks [were] served, cucumbers with tajin, rolls of jam, shrimp broth, […]

Etymology 2

Noun

tajin (plural tajins)

1. Alternative spelling of tajine
   • 1997, Habeeb Salloum, James Peters, “Glossary of Spices, Herbs, and Other Delights”, in Ruth Lane Moushabeck, editor, From the Lands of Figs and Olives: Over 300 Delicious and Unusual Recipes from the Middle East and North Africa, London: I.B. Tauris, →ISBN, page 4:

     [T]he term couscous is applied to the cereal along with a great variety of accompanying tajins (stews) and desserts.

   • 2014, Naho Terada, Ettouhami Moulay Ahmed, Moroccan Cookbook: Night and Day (Momo Book), [Japan]: マイルスタッフ (インプレス), →ISBN, page 100:

     The specialized restaurants that only serve tajin dishes are one of the essential destinations of Morocco. [...] When at a tajin restaurant in Morocco, relax, unwind, and converse like the locals while waiting for the food to be prepared.

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦠꦗꦶꦤ꧀ (tajin).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta.d͡ʒɪn/
• Rhymes: -d͡ʒɪn
• Hyphenation: ta‧jin

Noun

tajin (plural tajin-tajin, first-person possessive tajinku, second-person possessive tajinmu, third-person possessive tajinnya)

1. rice starch water

Derived terms

• ditajin
• ditajinkan
• menajin
• menajinkan

 

Further reading

• “tajin” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Javanese

Romanization

tajin

1. Romanization of ꦠꦗꦶꦤ꧀