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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A Greek appetizer made of cheese that is dredged in flour, fried or flambéed, garnished with lemon juice, and traditionally served in the same pan in which it is cooked.

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  • noun Any of various Greek dishes cooked in a small frying pan, especially an appetizer of pan-seared cheese.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Greek saganáki, little frying pan, saganaki (made in such a pan), diminutive of sagáni, two-handled copper pan, from Turkish sahan, ultimately (possibly via Persian ṣaḥn, large dish, platter) from Arabic ṣaḥn, dish, bowl; see ṣḥl in Semitic roots.]

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From Greek σαγανάκι, little frying pan.

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