GLOSARIO INGLES

 Glossary  

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Abour

Soup

Aghtsan (Turkish: Salata)

Salad

Anahiem chili peppers 

Long red or green chili peppers grown in California and New Mexico. Moderately hot.

Anoukh (Turkish: Nané)

mint

Anoush, anoushabour, anousheghen

sweet(s), dessert

Armav

date

Banir

Cheese

Bastegh

thin, dried sheets of fruit juice

Basterma

Cured Sausage. Basterma is available in Middle Eastern delis. With great patience, it can also be made at home.

Behzalya (volorn)

peas

Bekmez

Grape molasses.

Bighbegh

Pepper.

Beoreg (Beurek)

A pastry with a filling, occasionally a vegetable with filling

Bourma

rolled Filo (shirred strudel pastry) with syrup and a nut filling

Bulghur Wheat (Armenian: tzavar) 

Cooked, dried and cracked wheat. Bulghur is now available in most large supermarkets, as well as Middle Eastern speciality shops.  Bulghur comes in three common varieties: #1 Fine, #2 Medium, and #3 Coarse.

Chaimen (Armenian: mannanekh)

1) A spice, Fenugreek. 2) A hot sauce

Chee kufta (Khema)

Armenian style steak tartare

Chocolat

chocolate

Choerag

Armenian roll

Choor

water

Dabgvadz

Fried

Darchin (tarijeni)

cinnamon

Derev

leaves, usually grape leaves

Dolma (Armenian: letsvadz)

Meaning "to stuff". Dolmas can be made using leaves or vegetables with meat, rice or bulghur wheat fillings

Dzedzadz

hulled wheat

Dzerani

apricot, with

Ekmek kadayif

a syrupy dessert served with a topping of thick cream

Enguinar (gangar)

artichokes

Epvatz

cooked

Fassoulia (lupia)

beans

Feta Cheese

A crumbly white cheese with a slightly sharp taste. Produced in the Middle East and throughout the world, usually from sheep or goats milk. Feta keeps well in the refigerator covered with brine. Change water every few days.

Filo or Phyllo (Armenian: patzvadz tert)

Paper thin prepared strudel-like dough used for flaky pastries such as Pakhlava. Filo is sold fresh or frozen, approximately 22 - 35 sheets to the pound box, depending on size and thickness.

Fresno chilis 

Short, stubby red chili peppers grown in the central valley of California. Hot.

Ganancheghen

green vegetables

Gargantag

cake

Garmir dag (jegentegh)

beet

Gatnabour

rice pudding

Geragur

stew-type meal usually made with meat and vegetables. Also the word for food.

Ghee

Clarifed butter

Giger

Liver

Gorgod

barley

Haigagan

Armenian

Halvah

a sweet paste candy or dessert

Hamov

tasty

Hatz

Bread.

Hav

chicken

Havgit

Eggs. (Havgitov - with egg) See recipe for Armenian-style eggs.

Herisah (keshgeg)

lamb or fowl cooked with barley to oatmeal like consistency

Hummus

chick-pea dip

Huntk ungooyz

coconut

Jajukh

cucumbers and yogurt

Jezveh (soorjaman)

coffe pot usually made of brass with long handle

Kadayif

Shredded filo dough. Available commericially. A pastry of shredded dough with a nut filling and syrup

Kamoon or Kimion

A spice, ground Cumin seed.

Karni yarek

baked, stuffed eggplant

Kharpet (Harpoot)

name of a city

Kebab (khorovadz)

Barbecued meat.

Kednakhnzor

potato

Keyma

A meat and bulghur mixture forming the shell in Kufta.

Khmoreghen

Pastry

Khorvatz

fried

Khundzor

apple

Kufta

chopped meat often shaped into patties/balls with stuffing

Kurabia

a shortbread cookie

Lahana (gaghambd)

cabbage

Lahmajoon

Armenian Pizza (meat pie)

Lavash

cracker bread or thin bread

Letdadz (Turkish: dolma)

stuffed

Lolig

Tomato

Lupia

dry bean

Luleh kebab

ground meat kebabs

losh

burger patties

Madzoon

Yoghurt. Fresh madzoon is easy to make at home.If you buy it, look for "active yoghurt cultures" on the label.

Madzoonov

with madzoon

Mahleb

a ground seed used in pastries with vanilla-like flavor

Manti

small canoe-shaped dough filled with meat served with yogurt

Mis

meat

Misov

with meat

Meza

Mixed appetizers.

Midia

appetizer

Midia dolma

rice stuffed mussels

Nané anoukh

Mint

Narsharab (Pomegranate molasses)

The concentrated juice of pomegranates. Available in most large supermarkets, as well as Middle Eastern speciality shops.

Noush

almonds

Paghach

flaky layered bread

Paghlah

fava beans

Pahtz hatz (parag hatz)

cracker bread

Pakhlava (tertanoush)

a flaky, many-layered nut-filled pastry with syrup

Patlijan (sempoog)

eggplant

Patlijanov

with eggplant

Pida

Armenian bread made in a round loaf

Pilaf

steamed rice, bulghour, or lentils

Plaki

cooked with assorted vegetables and oil

Poohri

baked in oven

Porov>

with stuffing

Prinz

rice

Prinzov pilaf

pilaf made with rice

Rahan

basil

Raki (oghi)

achoholic beverage of Armenia made with raisins and flavored with anise

Salata (Armenian: aghtzan)

salad

Sarma (patats)

Meaning "to roll", sarma are rolled appetizers made with grape or cabbage leaves.

Sev hoondig (Nigella seed, Charnuska) 

Also known as Black Cumin or Black Caraway seed, this flavorful small black seed is often used in Jewish rye bread and Armenian string cheese. Known as Kolonji in India, this seed is an ingredient in many garam masala recipes. Nigella seed is used in the cooking of Lebanese, Serbian, and Armenian cultures

Shakar

sugar

Shish (Armenian: shampour)

Skewer.

Shish kebab (Armenian: shampouri khorovadz)

skewered barbequed lamb

Simit

a crisp stick cookie

Sini kufta (sinira)

baked ground or chapped lamb and cracked wheat with an exotic filling

Siserr

chick peas

Snobar

Pine nuts

Sokh

onions

Sokherantz

sauteed onions

Soorj

Armenian coffee

sou-boerag

flaky cheese pastry

Soujoukh

dried Armenian sausage, highly spiced

Spanagh (Armenian: shomin)

spinach

Sumak

Sumak is a spice widely prized in the Middle East for its dark red color and tangy flavor.

Susam

sesame seed

Susamov khumoreghen

pastries with sesame seeds

Tabouleh

cracked wheat salad

Taheen

sesame paste

Tahini

Nutty-flavored paste from crushed sesame seeds. Available in most large supermarkets, as well as Middle Eastern speciality shops. Tahini seperates on standing, so stir before using.

Tahn

a refreshing beverage made with yogurt and water

Tahnabour

hot or cold yogurt soup

Tapsi

baking pan

Tass kebab

potted lamb

Tava

frying pan

Tel sheriyah

curled, vermicelli noodle

Titvash (Turkish: Challum)

Pickles

Tomates (Armenian: lolig)

tomato

Tourshi

pickles

Tsoug

fish

Tutum

squash or pumpkin

Tutumi good

pumpkin or squash seed

Tzmeroog

watermelon

Ungouyz

nuts

Vosb

Lentils

Vospov

with lentil

Yalanchi

Meaning "imitation", yalanchi are stuffed grape leaves or dolma without meat.

Yerishta

noodles