Glossary
of
Arabic Terms
'ARAQ anise f lavored liqueur from grapes
'AWWAMAAT Lebanese doughnuts
BABA GHANNOUJ eggplant puree with sesame
BAQLI Purslane
BAAMIEH Okra
BANADOURA tomatoes
BAQDOUNIS parsley
BAQLAWA many-layered sweet pastry
BATINJAAN eggplant
BAYD eggs
BOEREK 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
KA'K 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 ferrnented with burghul
KIZBARA coriander
KOUSA marrow squash
KROUSH MAHSHIEI I stuffed intestines
LABAN cultured milk; yoghurt
LABNEH cream cheese made from laban
LAHM meat
LOUBIEH green beans
MA'AMOUL easter cakes made with semolina
MAHSHI anything which is stuffed
MI'L'AAQ grilled
MALFOUF cabbage
MA'EZ ZAHR orange blossom essence
MA'EL WARD rose water
MEZA hors diceuvres
MOGHLIE rice pudding
MUJADDARAH lentil stew
MURABBA jam
MUSTIKAH gum arabic
QARNABEET cauliflower
QATER sugar syrup
QAWWRAMA preserved meat
QOUZI stuffed baby lamb
SAHLAB corn flour
SAMBOUSIK hot pastry filled with meat and nuts
SAMMAK sumacÑseasoning from sour purple seeds
SAMAK hsh
SAMNEH clarified butter popular shortening
SHARAB syrup
SHOURABA soup
SMAISKEH fillet of lamb
SMEED semolina
SILQ Swiss chard
TABBOULEH salad of chopped mint, parsley and burghul
TAHEENI sesame oil
TARATOUR sesame sauce
TEEN figs
YAKHNIE stew
ZA'TAR thyme; marjoram
ZAYT oil
(From Food from the Arab World Marie
Karam Khayat and Margaret Clark Keatinge, Khayat's, Beirut 1959)
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