baba ghanoush


ba·ba gha·nouj

or ba·ba gha·noush or ba·ba ga·noush B0001750 (bä′bə gə-no͞osh′, -no͞ozh′)n. A purée of roasted eggplant and tahini, flavored with garlic and lemon juice.
[Levantine colloquial Arabic bābā ġannūj : bābā, papa + ġannūj, flirtatious (ġanija, to flirt; see ġng in Semitic roots).]

baba ghanoush

(baba ɡaˈnuːʃ) or

baba gannoujh

n (Cookery) a thick purée of aubergines, tahini, olive oil, lemon juice, and garlic, originating in North Africa and the Mediterranean[from Arabic]