"injera" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɪnˈd͡ʒɛɹə/ [US], /ɪnˈdʒɪəɹə/ [UK] Forms: injeras [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Tigrinya እንጀራ (ʾənǧära) or Amharic እንጀራ (ʾənǧära). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|ti|እንጀራ}} Borrowed from Tigrinya እንጀራ (ʾənǧära), {{bor|en|am|እንጀራ}} Amharic እንጀራ (ʾənǧära) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} injera (countable and uncountable, plural injeras)
  1. A pancake-like flatbread made from fermented teff flour, a traditional food of Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Yemen, and the Nuer people of Sudan. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Foods Categories (place): Ethiopia Synonyms: enjera Translations (bread made from teff): እንጀራ (ʾənğära) (Amharic), إِينْجِيرَا (ʔinjerā) [feminine] (Arabic), إِينْجِيرَا (ʔinjīrā) [feminine] (Arabic), injera [feminine] (French), Injera [neuter] (German), インジェラ (injera) (Japanese), budenaa (Oromo), ындже́ра (yndžéra) [feminine] (Russian), canjeelo (Somali), እንጀራ (ʾənğära) (Tigrinya)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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