zaalouk means A Moroccan eggplant salad. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 85 out of 100.
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic زَعْلُوك (zaʕlūk).
noun
- A Moroccan eggplant salad.“This recipe is my version of the famous aubergine and tomato salad called zaalouk, one of the best of all cooked Moroccan salads. Utterly delicious on slices of warm Berber Griddle Breads (page 110), zaalouk will keep for several days in the refrigerator, getting better and better.”