mamaliga

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Pronunciations

mamaliga (MAH-muh-LEE-guh) listen

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Definitions

  • n. A Romanian-Jewish dish of thick cornmeal mush.

Example Sentences

  • "Traditionally, mămăligă is cooked by boiling water, salt and cornmeal in a special-shaped cast iron pot called ceaun or tuci."
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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • מאַמעליגע mamelige 'maize grits'

      • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).

      Alternative Spellings

      mameliga, Mămăligă, mamalige, mamelige, mamaligah, mameligah, mamaligeh, mameligeh

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