How to pronounce Malooga

Malooga is written ملوجة where it comes from. In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /maˈluːdʒa/. In plain English letters that is ma-LOO-ja, with the stress on the syllable in capitals. There is no recording by a native speaker yet, so use the spelling and the IPA.

What is Malooga?

Malooga is a bread or pastry of Yemen. People usually eat it for breakfast and at lunch or dinner. Its main ingredients are wheat & flour. It tastes savory.

Where Malooga comes from

Malooga is one of 16 signature dishes of Yemen on this map.

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• Qishr قشر · Drink · Yemen

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• Khaliat nahl خلية النحل · Dessert · Yemen

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• Saltah سلتة · Main dish · Sanaa

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Food of Yemen

Dishes like Malooga in other countries

Same type of dish and similar main ingredients as Malooga:

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• Samoon صمون · Bread & pastry · All Iraq, Iraq

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• Malawach מלאווח · Bread & pastry · Israel

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