injera

American  

[in-jer-uh] / ɪnˈdʒɛr ə /

noun

1. a thin, spongy flatbread from Ethiopia and Eritrea, made from fermented teff flour.

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injera British  

/ ɪnˈdʒɪərə /

noun

1. a white Ethiopian flatbread, similar to a crepe

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Etymology

Origin of injera

First recorded in 1865–70; from Amharic ənǰära

Example Sentences

They make a spicy stew called "doro wat", which is served with injera - a traditional fermented pancake-like flatbread.

From BBC

Like injera, the fermented Ethiopian pancake, or thieboudienne, Senegal's rice-and-fish dish, attiéké is best enjoyed in a group.

From BBC

One customer stops in just to pick up some big rounds of soft housemade injera to go.

From Seattle Times

Slicing into the crepe, I discover salami and tangy goat cheese within the nutty-tasting wrapper, which is thin, mottled like injera and crackling with a few flakes of Maldon sea salt.

From Washington Post

The chef’s stretchy macaroni with cheese is crisp with injera crumbs and spiced like doro wat, Ethiopia’s signature dish, and the sturdy cornbread, dipped in spiced clarified butter, comes freckled with black cumin seeds.

From Washington Post