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Terms in Arabic 1-10 of 267

ab-el-gulab

[Arabic]

Rosewater

عدس(adas)

/AH-dass/
[Arabic]

Lentils

adschempilavi

[Arabic]

A stew of pickled meat served with rice.

aghreb bahr

[Arabic]

"Scorpion of the sea." Shore crabs. Small crabs used in soups.

ahjeen

/aah-jhenn'h/
[Arabic]

Dough (US: batter)

عسل(ahsal)

/aah-salh/
[Arabic]

Honey

عصير الليمون(ahsir il limoon)

/aah-sheer ell la-moon/
[Arabic]

Lemon juice

اخطبوط(ahtapot)

/okh-tu-BOOT/
[Arabic]

Octopus

ahwa

[Arabic]

An Egyptian name for coffee. Drinking coffee as a beverage originated in the Middle East. Pronounced 'qahwah' in other Arab lands.

عيش السرايا(aish el sarya)

[Arabic]

A dessert of honey, sugar, butter, cream and breadcrumbs eaten at the Muslim feast of Id ul Fitr at the end of Ramadan.