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Original entry ↗noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryAn Arab dish of eggs cooked in a pancake, bound to a meat or vegetable filling.
From Egyptian Arabic عِجّة (ʕegga), from Arabic عُجَّة (ʕujja), from ع ج ج (ʕ j j) meaning "to be overcrowded or jammed pack", as the meal is typically packed or stuffed with chop-meat and/or various vegetable fillings.
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