shakshuka
shak·shu·ka/ʃækˈʃukə/noun
shakshuka is spelled S-H-A-K-S-H-U-K-A: 9 letters and 3 syllables (shak·shu·ka). It appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, shakshuka means “A Maghrebi dish of eggs simmered in a mixture of chopped tomatoes, chilies, cumin, peppers, and onions” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in shakshuka?
| Letters | 9: S-H-A-K-S-H-U-K-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: shak·shu·ka |
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 155,937th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is shakshuka?
Shakshuka appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce shakshuka?
- UK /ʃakˈʃuːkə/
- US /ʃækˈʃukə/
- US /ʃɑkˈʃukə/
Shakshuka has 3 syllables, split shak·shu·ka in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-shakshuka.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with shakshuka?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as shakshuka from its last stressed vowel (/ukə/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of shakshuka
- shakshouka
- chakchouka
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does shakshuka mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A Maghrebi dish of eggs simmered in a mixture of chopped tomatoes, chilies, cumin, peppers, and onions.
Coordinate term: menemen
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Shakshuka in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense dish of eggs simmered in a mixture of vegetables and spices:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | chakchouka |
| German | Schakschuka |
| Spanish | shakshuka |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does shakshuka come from?
From Arabic شَكْشُوكَة (šakšūka).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).