English
malfouf salad
Malfouf salad comes from Arabic مَلْفُوف ‘wrapped around’, and goes back to لَفَّ ‘to wrap’.
- Arabicc. 500–presentلَفَّlaffa‘to wrap’
- Arabic, derivedc. 500–presentمَلْفُوفmalfūf‘wrapped around’
- Englishtodaymalfouf salad
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Arabicc. 500–presentلَفَّlaffa‘to wrap’
- Arabic, derivedc. 500–presentمَلْفُوفmalfūf‘wrapped around’
- Englishtodaymalfouf salad
Every English word from Arabic لَفَّ
Today it means
noun A salad made from shredded cabbage, lemon juice, olive oil, and mint.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic لَفَّ / malfouf salad