tabbouleh

noun

tab·​bou·​leh tə-ˈbü-lə How to pronounce tabbouleh (audio) -lē How to pronounce tabbouleh (audio)
variants or less commonly tabouleh or tabouli
: a salad of Lebanese origin consisting chiefly of cracked wheat, tomatoes, parsley, mint, onions, lemon juice, and olive oil

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Add chickpeas Grains: Bulgur wheat Sheela Prakash’s cold-weather take on tabbouleh swaps parsley and tomatoes for brussels sprouts slaw and jewels of pomegranate seeds and pistachios. Ali Slagle, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025 Pair hummus with tabbouleh, whole grain rice, or cauliflower rice for a delicious plant-forward side dish. Aviv Joshua, Verywell Health, 20 Nov. 2024 Bring your travel companions along for dinner or weekend lunch, and order the hummus, baked halloumi, and tabbouleh. Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2024 Fuel up on breakfast sandwiches, and then browse the produce and prepared foods such as tubs of tabbouleh or fresh-made raviolis stuffed with squash and leeks. Jennifer Justus, Southern Living, 2 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for tabbouleh 

Word History

Etymology

Arabic tabbūla

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tabbouleh was in 1939

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“Tabbouleh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tabbouleh. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.

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