Dictionary / Food

mechoui

مشوي

/mesh-WI/

English

roasted whole lamb

French

méchoui

Part of Speech

noun

Register

standard

Gender

masculine

Cultural Note

Whole lamb slow-roasted until tender. Served at celebrations. The meat falls off the bone.

Examples

F l3id, dima mechoui

ف العيد، ديما مشوي

On Eid, always mechoui

À l'Aïd, toujours du méchoui