# lahmacun

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A dish of Arab origin consisting of a round, thin piece of dough topped with minced meat (most commonly beef and lamb).

## Etymology
From Turkish lahmacun, from Arabic لَحْم عَجِين (laḥm ʕajīn, “meat and dough”), from لَحْم (laḥm, “meat”) + عَجِين (ʕajīn, “dough”).

## Source
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