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baba ghanouj

American  
[ba-buh guh-noozh] / ˌbæ bə gəˈnuʒ /
Also baba gannouj,

noun

Middle Eastern Cooking.
  1. a salad of cooked eggplant, olive oil, garlic, etc.


Etymology

Origin of baba ghanouj

Of uncertain origin

Example Sentences

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Eggplant parm, baba ghanouj, eggplant curries, eggplant rollatini — it's all so good!

From Salon • Sep. 11, 2023

Felder is not wrong: This is a baba ghanouj that’s easy to love.

From Washington Post • Oct. 20, 2022

But let’s face it, before 1968, if you were living in Britain, chances were good you’d never tasted baba ghanouj.

From New York Times • Nov. 1, 2021

The house baba ghanouj, pounded to a satiny, garlicky finish, coaxes impressive amounts of creamily bittersweet flavor out of burnt eggplant.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2019

The table filled up with olives, purple marinated turnips, plates of baba ghanouj and hummus, and hot flat breads, even before the real lunch came.

From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye

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