mojama
English
Etymology
From Spanish mojama, from Andalusian Arabic المُوسَامِمَا (“like mummified flesh”), from Arabic مُوسَامِمَا (mūsāmimā, “of wax”).
Noun
mojama (uncountable)
- A dish consisting of filleted salt-cured tuna.
Spanish
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Etymology
From earlier almojama, from Andalusian Arabic المُوسَامِمَا (“like mummified flesh”), from Arabic مُوسَامِمَا (mūsāmimā, “of wax”).
Noun
mojama f (plural mojamas)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “mojama”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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