Definition of Tajine

1. Noun. A Moroccan stew in which the ingredients are cooked slowly in a shallow earthenware pot with a tall, conical lid; normally served with couscous. ¹

2. Noun. The pot in which such a dish is traditionally cooked. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Tajine

1. a clay pot [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tajine

tais
taisch
taisches
taish
taishes
tait
taits
taiver
taivered
taivering
taivers
taivert
taj
tajes
tajine (current term)
tajines
tak
taka
takable
takadiastase
takahe
takahes
takamaka
takamakas
takanelite
takas
takayasu's arteritis
takayasu arteritis
takbir

Literary usage of Tajine

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Hedonist's Guide to Marrakech by Paul Sullivan (2004)
"... the difference being that the latter has Marrakech tajine, a local meat dish that's slightly different from the usual tajine options. ..."

2. Old Morocco and the Forbidden Atlas by Clarence Edward Andrews (1922)
"At ten o'clock the Ethiopian major-domo leads in two slaves bearing on their heads trays, covered with peaked straw cones. I eat ravenously of the tajine, ..."

3. St. Martin and St. Barts Alive! by Harriet Greenberg (2003)
"Lamb with spices, veal in a lemon sauce, chicken tajine with prunes and honey and ravioli with nicoise pesto sauce are consistent hits. ..."

4. Notes Explanatory and Practical on the Acts of the Apostles: Designed for ...by Albert Barnes by Albert Barnes (1863)
"... after that the ' governor had beckoned unto him to «peak, answered, Forasmuch as I 9 And the Jews also assented, tajine that these things were so. i ..."

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