saganaki

cheese saganaki

Meaning

Noun

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

Origin

Borrowed from Greek σαγανάκι, diminutive form of σαγάνι, from Turkish sahan ("dish, pan"), from Arabic صَحْن.

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