English
makdous
Makdous comes from Arabic مَكْدُوس ‘passive participle of كَدَسَ (kadasa)’.
- Arabicc. 500–presentمَكْدُوسmakdūs‘passive participle of كَدَسَ (kadasa)’
- Englishtodaymakdous
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Arabicc. 500–presentمَكْدُوسmakdūs‘passive participle of كَدَسَ (kadasa)’
- Englishtodaymakdous
Every English word from Arabic مَكْدُوس
Today it means
noun A Levantine dish of oil-cured stuffed eggplants.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic مَكْدُوس / makdous