saganaki
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Greek σαγανάκι (saganáki, literally “little frying pan”), diminutive form of σαγάνι (sagáni, “double-handled pan”), from Turkish sahan (“dish, pan”), from Arabic صَحْن (ṣaḥn).
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Pronunciation
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Noun
saganaki (uncountable)
- Any of various Greek dishes cooked in a small frying pan, especially an appetizer of pan-seared cheese.
Translations
a Greek dish cooked in a frying pan, espescially a cheese appetizer