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  • noun A Moroccan stew in which the ingredients are cooked slowly in a shallow earthenware pot with a tall, conical lid; normally served with couscous.
  • noun The pot in which such a dish is traditionally cooked.

Etymologies

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From Moroccan Arabic طجين (tajīn), from Arabic طاجن (ṭājin, "shallow earthen pot"), from Ancient Greek τάγηνον

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