babagannouj

ba·ba gan·nouj or ba·ba ga·noosh (bäʹbə gə-no͞oshʹ, -no͞ozhʹ) n.

A purée of roasted eggplant and tahini, flavored with garlic and lemon juice.

  [Egyptian Arabic bābā ġannūj: bābā, papa + ġannūj, perhaps a personal name.]

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