Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A purée of roasted eggplant and tahini, flavored with garlic and lemon juice.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Levantine colloquial Arabic bābā g̣annūj : bābā, papa + g̣annūj, flirtatious (g̣anija, to flirt; see g̣ng in Semitic roots).]
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