Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A spicy North African sauce made from chili peppers, garlic, cumin, and other seasonings.
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- noun A traditional Armenian dish similar to
keşkek ; a kind of homogeneousporridge made of previouslystewed and boned chicken and coarsely ground soakedwheat . - noun A North African spice mix, containing chillis, garlic and salt, used as both a
condiment and an ingredient.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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But you have found the perfect cure for it, harissa is delicious.
Food therapy. The way the French might do it. Michele 2005
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Burmese or cayenne, paprika, chiles or pastes, such as harissa, is present but not by any means overpowering.
WN.com - Articles related to Lindsay Lohan prompts on-air battle 2010
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I am currently finishing off a jar of Al'fez harissa which is excellent and have just bought a jar of Mr Vikki's Fiery Lemon Harissa which is made in Cumberland - I'm trying to be more of a locavore these days.
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Consider making some of your own condiments such as harissa or chutneys that you might normally buy.
Dustpan Alley (OLD) 2008
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Consider making some of your own condiments such as harissa or chutneys that you might normally buy.
Dustpan Alley (OLD) 2008
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Consider making some of your own condiments such as harissa or chutneys that you might normally buy.
Dustpan Alley (OLD) 2008
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I made some of this Moroccan harissa-rubbed roasted veal with apricot sauce and almonds on a bed of couscous the other day and it was pretty tasty.
Matthew Yglesias » Democracy Promotion Requires Peace Promotion 2009
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All I want to eat lately is bread with butter and harissa.
still more puppy fix arcaedia 2010
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Or spicy sausages and I put harissa or hot sauce or chili flakes in the mustard, and top those with sesame seeds.
Kerry Saretsky: Franglais: Sausage en Croûte with Fennel Kerry Saretsky 2010
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If we're going somewhere for the weekend, Mark brings his homemade harissa or homemade chocolate.
Food + Maria Cornejo 2011
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