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maza
Persian · medieval
"taste, relish"
meant "taste" or "relish"
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meze
Turkish · medieval
"appetizer"
adopted as the word for small savory appetizers
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meze
English · 1904
"shared appetizer spread"
spread through the cuisines of the former Ottoman lands into English usage
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