Sinhala

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Terms in Sinhala 141-150 of 187

පුහුල්(puhul)

[Sinhala]

Ash gourd, winter melon or wax gourd.

puttu

[Sinhala]

A light, slightly crumbly steamed dumpling made from rice flour.

පුවක්(puvak)

[Sinhala]

Betel nuts. They have come to be known as betel nuts, rather than areca nuts, because these red seeds are part of the betel chew.

රාබු(rabu)

[Sinhala]

Daikon or mooli, the versatile giant white radish.

රජ අල​(raja ala)

[Sinhala]

Yam

රම්පෙ(rampe)

[Sinhala]

Pandanus. A plant which has a long thin leaf which is used to flavour both sweet and savoury foods.

rata bilincha

[Sinhala]

Roselle. Jamaican sorrel. A 2 meter (6 ft) high plant producing peppery leaves with a flavour similar to sorrel. The small scarlet flowers are used to make jams (US: jellies) and jellies (US: jellos) or dried and used to colour foods.

රටකජු(rata kaju)

[Sinhala]

Peanut (US: ground nut).

රට කැකුන​(rata kekuna)

[Sinhala]

Java almond. The kernel of the fruit resembles sweet almonds. They are eaten fried and salted.

රටලූණු(rata lunu)

[Sinhala]

Onion