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Terms in Burmese 41-50 of 140

htaw bat pè

[Burmese]

Butter beans. Lima Beans.

jet tha

[Burmese]

Chicken. Either a hen or a cock.

jet thun ni

[Burmese]

Onion

jet thun phyu

[Burmese]

Garlic

jin

[Burmese]

Ginger

jin baung ywet

[Burmese]

Indian spinach. This is most likely to be Basella alba, a tropical climbing plant that can grow as high as 2 meters (6 ft), the leaves being harvested as the plant grows and cooked in the same way as spinach or stewed in oil with spices. It is a type of amaranth, which includes many varieties of a sweetish green leafy vegetable known by many different names, including callalloo, elephant’s ear, African/Ceylon/Chinese/Indian spinach, Surinam amaranth, etc.

ju hpu

[Burmese]

Chinese chives. Larger than chives and with a slightly garlicky flavour. They are used in the same way as chives.

ju myit

[Burmese]

The roots of Chinese chives.

kala bè

[Burmese]

Chickpeas (US: garbanzo beans), Bengal gram. Darker and smaller than the chickpeas generally available in the West.

ka nyut

[Burmese]

Asparagus