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Definition of Harissa
1. Noun. A traditional Armenian dish similar to ke?kek; a kind of homogeneous porridge made of previously stewed and boned chicken and coarsely ground soaked wheat. ¹
2. Noun. A North African spice mix, containing chillis, garlic and salt, used as both a condiment and an ingredient. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Harissa
1. a spicy North African sauce [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Harissa
Literary usage of Harissa
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The War in Syria by Charles Napier (1842)
"... where Ibrahim and Osman Pacha had collected a considerable force; another
detachment was sent to the neighbourhood of the convent of harissa, ..."
2. Journal of a Tour in the Levant by William Turner (1820)
"On the mountains here the women wear a shorter species of horn, which sticks out
from * At harissa, Mr. Barker (British consul at Aleppo), ..."
3. Holy Land and Holy Writ by John T. Durward (1913)
"... crowded out of the north by the Oriental churches and the Jesuits; but here
they have a school for boys. In harissa, one of the prettiest spots of Mount ..."
4. Excursions in the Holy Land, Egypt, Nubia, Syria, &c: Including a Visit to by John Madox (1834)
"... with my black and a guide from the convent, for harissa, and, passing over a
bad road amongst mulberry-trees, going round the valley on the side of the ..."
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