tajine
ta·jine/təˈʒin/noun
tajine is spelled T-A-J-I-N-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables (ta·jine). It appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tajine means “An earthenware cooking pot of North African origin, consisting of a shallow, round dish without handles and a tall, conical or dome-shaped lid” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tajine is tajines.
How many letters and syllables are in tajine?
| Letters | 6: T-A-J-I-N-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: ta·jine |
| In writing | about once in every 59 million words; the 240,237th 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 tajine?
Tajine appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th 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 tajine?
- UK /təˈʒiːn/
- UK /tæˈd͡ʒiːn/
- US /təˈʒin/
Tajine has 2 syllables, split ta·jine in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-uk-tajine.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with tajine?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as tajine from its last stressed vowel (/in/):
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 tajine
- tajines plural
- tagin
- tagine
- tajin
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tajine mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An earthenware cooking pot of North African origin, consisting of a shallow, round dish without handles and a tall, conical or dome-shaped lid.
- 2
A stew, originally from Morocco, the ingredients of which are traditionally cooked slowly in such a pot; the dish is normally served with couscous.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Tajine in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense stew originally from Morocco:
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 tajine come from?
From Moroccan Arabic طَجِين (ṭajīn), from Arabic طَاجِن (ṭājin, “shallow earthen pot”), from Ancient Greek τάγηνον (tágēnon, “frying pan, saucepan”), further etymology unknown.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).