moufleta

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Pronunciations

moufleta (muuf-leh-TAH) listen

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Definitions

  • n. A thin pancake traditionally eaten for Mimouna.

Example Sentences

  • "No Mimouna celebration is complete without the most traditional of Moroccan Jewish sweets, Mufleta." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Modern Hebrew
  • Arabic / Judeo-Arabic

Etymology

  • Moroccan Judeo-Arabic > Modern Hebrew מופלטה

      • Who Uses This

      • Sephardim: Jews with Sephardi or Mizrahi heritage

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • None

      Alternative Spellings

      mufleta, mofleta, mofletta, moufletta, mofaletta, moufaletta, mufletta

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