Pronunciations

handrajo (hahn-DRAH-zhoh) listen

Definitions

  • n. A mixture of sautéed eggplant, tomato, and onion, sometimes used as a filling in pastries, such as borekas.

Example Sentences

  • "The kids' favorite boreka filling is handrajo."

Languages of Origin

  • Ladino

Etymology

  • handrajo

    • Who Uses This

      • Ottoman Sephardim: Jews with ancestry in Spain and, post-expulsion, in Turkey, Greece, and other parts of the Ottoman Empire

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

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