Glossary Of Arabic Terms

• ARA Qanise f flavored liqueur from grapes
• AWWAMAAT Lebanese doughnuts
• BABA GHANNOUJ eggplant puree with sesame
• BAQLI Purslane
• BAMIA Okra
• BANADOURA tomatoes
• BAQDOUNIS parsley
• Baklava many-layered sweet pastry
• BATINJAAN eggplant
• BAYD eggs
• BOREK Turkish pastry
• BOUZA ice cream
• BURGHUL cracked wheat
• DJAAJ chicken
• GHAMEH stuffed sheeps stomach
• HABASH turkey
• HALEEB milk
• HREESI wheat porridge
• HUMMUS chick peas
• Kafta ground meat patties
• Kahk hard rolls or cakes
• KATAIF sweet stuffed pancakes
• KHUSHAAF raisins with water and sugar
• KHYAAR cucumbers
• KNAAFEH cheese pastry
• KIBBEH ground meat and burghul mixture
• Kishk laban fermented with burghul
• KIZBARA coriander
• KOUSA marrow squash
• KROUSH MAHSHIEI I stuffed intestines
• LABAN cultured milk; yoghurt

1. LABNEH cream cheese made from laban
2. LAHM meat
3. LOUBIEH green beans
4. MA'AMOUL Easter cakes made with semolina
5. MAHSHI anything which is stuffed
6. MI'L'AAQ grilled
7. MALFOUF cabbage
8. MA'EZ ZAHR orange blossom essence
9. MA'EL WARD rose water
10. MEZA hors diceuvres
11. MOGHLIE rice pudding
12. MUJADDARAH lentil stew
13. MURABBA jam
14. MUSTIKAH gum arabic
15. QARNABEET cauliflower
16. QATER sugar syrup
17. QAWWRAMA preserved meat
18. QOUZI stuffed baby lamb
19. SAHLAB corn flour
20. SAMBOUSIK hot pastry filled with meat and nuts
21. SAMMAK sumac seasoning from sour purple seeds
22. SAMMAK hsh
23. SAMNEH clarified butter popular shortening
24. SHARAB syrup
25. SHOURABA soup
26. SMAISKEH fillet of lamb
27. SMEED semolina
28. SILQ Swiss chard
29. TABBOULEH salad of chopped mint, parsley and burghul
30. Tahini sesame oil
31. TARATOUR sesame sauce
32. TEEN figs
33. YAKHNIE stew
34. ZA'TAR thyme; marjoram
35. ZAYT oil

qanise, sesame, baqli, bamia okra, tomatoes, baqdounis parsley, manylayered sweet pastry, batinjaan eggplant, eggs, borek turkish, cream, cracked wheat, chicken, sheeps stomach, habash turkey, haleeb milk, hreesi wheat porridge, chick peas, ground meat patties, hard rolls, raisins, cucumbers, knaafeh cheese pastry, kibbeh ground meat, kishk laban, kizbara coriander, milk

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