menemen

Where does the word "menemen" come from? It comes from Turkish Menemen, passing through Turkish before entering English (2000s).

Menemen’s story begins in Turkish: Menemen meant “a town.” A town near İzmir, famous for its vegetables and pottery. Within Turkish, it grew into menemen by 1900s. The dish took the town's name; Turks argue over whether onions belong in it. It reached English by 2000s as menemen. Entered English through Turkish breakfast cafés. Today, menemen means a Turkish dish of eggs scrambled with tomatoes, peppers and onions.

1. Stage 1 · Turkish · medieval Menemen "a town", a town near İzmir, famous for its vegetables and pottery.
2. Stage 2 · Turkish · 1900s menemen "scrambled eggs with tomato", the dish took the town's name; Turks argue over whether onions belong in it.
3. Stage 3 · English · 2000s menemen "Turkish scrambled eggs", entered English through Turkish breakfast cafés.