noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Small portions of starters typical of Turkish, Greek and Levantine cuisine (equivalent to Spanish tapas or Hawaiian pu pu) often served as a light meal with pita. countable, uncountable

Example

More examples

"Meze are small dishes served in many countries around the Mediterranean."

Etymology

From Turkish meze and Greek μεζές (mezés), both from Ottoman Turkish مزه (meze), from Iranian Persian مَزِه (maze, “taste, snack”).

Related phrases

pu pu

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