tajin

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English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

tajin (uncountable)

  1. A Mexican spice blend consisting chiefly of lime, chili, and salt.
    • 2018 April 3, Isabel Cruz, The Latin Table: Easy, Flavorful Recipes from Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Beyond, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN:
      Garnish with the serrano chili and cilantro. Sprinkle with tajin.
    • 2019 October 22, Bricia Lopez, Javier Cabral, Oaxaca: Home Cooking from the Heart of Mexico, Abrams, →ISBN:
      [] to a blender and blend everything until smooth. Rim a cold beer glass with tajin. Pour in about 3 ounces of the mix and then 16 ounces of cold lager to combine. Serve cold.
    • 2020 January 19, Etan Becerra, Game of numbers, Punto&Coma, →ISBN:
      [] more tequilas please. [] Jugs of beer came and went at the pub while snacks [were] served, cucumbers with tajin, rolls of jam, shrimp broth, []

Etymology 2

Noun

tajin (plural tajins)

  1. Alternative spelling of tajine
    • 1997, Habeeb Salloum, James Peters, “Glossary of Spices, Herbs, and Other Delights”, in Ruth Lane Moushabeck, editor, From the Lands of Figs and Olives: Over 300 Delicious and Unusual Recipes from the Middle East and North Africa, London: I.B. Tauris, →ISBN, page 4:
      [T]he term couscous is applied to the cereal along with a great variety of accompanying tajins (stews) and desserts.
    • 2014, Naho Terada, Ettouhami Moulay Ahmed, Moroccan Cookbook: Night and Day (Momo Book), : マイルスタッフ (インプレス), →ISBN, page 100:
      The specialized restaurants that only serve tajin dishes are one of the essential destinations of Morocco. [...] When at a tajin restaurant in Morocco, relax, unwind, and converse like the locals while waiting for the food to be prepared.

Indonesian

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Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦠꦗꦶꦤ꧀ (tajin).

Pronunciation

Noun

tajin (plural tajin-tajin, first-person possessive tajinku, second-person possessive tajinmu, third-person possessive tajinnya)

  1. rice starch water

Derived terms

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

tajin

  1. Romanization of ꦠꦗꦶꦤ꧀