Harissa Definition

hä-rēsə
noun
A spicy North African sauce made from chili peppers, garlic, cumin, and other seasonings.
American Heritage

A traditional Armenian dish similar to keÅŸkek; a kind of homogeneous porridge made of previously stewed and boned chicken and coarsely ground soaked wheat.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Harissa

Noun

Singular:
harissa
Plural:
harissas

Origin of Harissa

  • Arabic harīsa dish of pounded meat and bulgur from harasa to pound hrs in Semitic roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Armenian Õ°Õ¡Ö€Õ«Õ½Õ¡ (harisa).

    From Wiktionary

  • Apparently from Arabic "break into pieces".

    From Wiktionary

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Words Starting With

HHAHAR

Words Ending With

ASASSA

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harissa

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