saganaki

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek σαγανάκι (saganáki, literally “little frying pan”), diminutive form of σαγάνι (sagáni, “double-handled pan”), from Turkish sahan (“dish, pan”), from Arabic صَحْن (ṣaḥn).

cheese saganaki

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˌsɑɡəˈnɑki/, /ˌsæɡəˈnɑki/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌsæɡəˈnɑːki/

Noun

saganaki (uncountable)

Any of various Greek dishes cooked in a small frying pan, especially an appetizer of pan-seared cheese.
- 2005, Sean Dooley, The Big Twitch, Sydney: Allen and Unwin, page 1:
  We had discovered a mutual appreciation for saganaki, that artery busting, salt laden, fried goat's cheese.

Translations

a Greek dish cooked in a frying pan, espescially a cheese appetizer

Chinese:
Mandarin: 油炸奶酪 (yóuzhá nǎilào)
Finnish: saganaki
German: Saganaki (de) m or n
Greek: σαγανάκι (el) n (saganáki)
Japanese: サガナキ (saganaki)
Korean: 사가나키 (saganaki)
Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
Russian: сагана́ки ? (saganáki)

Further reading

saganaki on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

Gianakas, Nagasaki, nagaikas

Japanese

Romanization

saganaki

Rōmaji transcription of サガナキ

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