saagn.

Brit.

/sɑːɡ/, U.S.

/sɑɡ/

Forms: 1700s sawg, 1800s– sag, 1900s– saag.

Origin: A borrowing from Hindi. Etymon: Hindi sāg.

Etymology: < Hindi sāg greens, vegetable, vernacular adaptation of Sanskrit śāka. Compare Bengali śāk, Marathi śāk.

Originally South Asian.

Any of various edible leafy green vegetables, typically spinach. Also: an Indian dish made with spinach or (occasionally) another green vegetable.

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1783 F. Gladwin tr. Emperor Akber Ayeen Akbery I. i. 79 Sawg, is made of spinnage, and many other greens: it is the most natural dish that is cooked.

1852 Proc. Agri-Hort. Soc. Punjab 1 65 Nine maunds of sag are sold in the Khangur market for one rupee.

1954 S. Chowdhary Indian Cooking 94 Sāg is a traditional Indian dish, and is particularly tasty when eaten with makkī kī rotī.

1987 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 25 Oct. 106 Saag or greens (in this case spinach seasoned with a combination of spices and mixed with cream) is made into a sauce.

2004 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 23 May 6 Within the restaurants, twinkling lights draped mirrored walls, and diners took their soupy saag to the thump of disco raga.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	saag
释义	saagn. Brit. /sɑːɡ/, U.S. /sɑɡ/ Forms: 1700s sawg, 1800s– sag, 1900s– saag. Origin: A borrowing from Hindi. Etymon: Hindi sāg. Etymology: < Hindi sāg greens, vegetable, vernacular adaptation of Sanskrit śāka. Compare Bengali śāk, Marathi śāk. Originally South Asian. Any of various edible leafy green vegetables, typically spinach. Also: an Indian dish made with spinach or (occasionally) another green vegetable. ΚΠ 1783 F. Gladwin tr. Emperor Akber Ayeen Akbery I. i. 79 Sawg, is made of spinnage, and many other greens: it is the most natural dish that is cooked. 1852 Proc. Agri-Hort. Soc. Punjab 1 65 Nine maunds of sag are sold in the Khangur market for one rupee. 1954 S. Chowdhary Indian Cooking 94 Sāg is a traditional Indian dish, and is particularly tasty when eaten with makkī kī rotī. 1987 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 25 Oct. 106 Saag or greens (in this case spinach seasoned with a combination of spices and mixed with cream) is made into a sauce. 2004 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 23 May 6 Within the restaurants, twinkling lights draped mirrored walls, and diners took their soupy saag to the thump of disco raga. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1783
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