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harira

British  
/ həˈrɪərə /

noun

  1. a Moroccan soup made from a variety of vegetables with lentils, chickpeas, and coriander

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of harira

Arabic

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There is not much joy in the watery and unconvincing harira.

From New York Times May 31, 2022

"In the Jewish Moroccan household I grew up in, harira was served on colder evenings in the late fall and throughout the winter as a dinner soup," food writer Liz Vaknin told me via email.

From Salon Dec. 16, 2021

Ditto for harira, the silky tomato, lentil and chickpea soup that many eat daily during Ramadan.

From Washington Post Aug. 5, 2019

Wednesday you can try David’s new recipe for harira, a Moroccan soup with tomatoes, lentils and chickpeas that’s often served during Ramadan.

From New York Times Jun. 26, 2016

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