| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| baba gannouj |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ba·ba gan·nouj |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  bä b g-n sh, -nzh |
| VARIANT FORMS: | or ba·ba ga·noosh |
| NOUN: | A purée of roasted eggplant and tahini, flavored with garlic and lemon juice. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Egyptian Arabic b b  ann j : bb, papa + annj, perhaps a personal name.
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