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Baba ghanoush

2 stages from Arabic to English.

Today it means a Middle Eastern dip made from smoky roasted eggplant, tahini, and garlic
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Stage 1 of 2
baba ghannuj
Arabic · medieval
"possibly pampered father"
possibly literally pampered father, describing a smoky roasted eggplant dip
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Stage 2 of 2
baba ghanoush
English · 1900s
"a smoky roasted eggplant dip"
adopted directly as Middle Eastern cuisine spread internationally
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