za'atar

noun

za'a·​tar ˈzä-ˌtär 

variants or less commonly zaatar

: a Middle Eastern spice blend made usually of dried herbs (such as thyme or marjoram), dried sumac (see sumac sense 3), and sesame seeds

Examples of za'atar in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The casual restaurant serves pizzas on ciabatta crust, burgers, sandwiches, and starters like za'atar fries and Lebanese-style hummus. —Emma Balter, Chron, 22 Mar. 2023

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Arabic zaʻtar, saʻtar, ṣaʻtar "any of various herbs (as Origanum syriacum or Thymus serpyllum), a mixture of these herbs with sumac and sesame seeds"

First Known Use

1917, in the meaning defined above