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The name for the country Turkey is derived (via Old French Turquie) from the Medieval Latin Turchia, Turquia, from Medieval Greek Τουρκία, itself being Τούρκος (borrowed into Latin as Turcus, 'A Turk, Turkish'). It is first recorded in Middle English (as Turkye, Torke, later Turkie, Turky), attested in Chaucer, c. 1369.
Shepherd's pie, cottage pie, or in French cuisine hachis Parmentier, is a savoury dish of cooked minced meat topped with mashed potato and baked, formerly also called Sanders or Saunders. The meat used may be either previously cooked or freshly minced. The usual meats are beef or lamb.
In Portuguese a turkey is a peru; the name is thought to derive from the country in South America 'Peru'. [16] Several other birds that are sometimes called turkeys are not particularly closely related: the brushturkeys are megapodes, and the bird sometimes known as the Australian turkey is the Australian bustard (Ardeotis australis).
Lahmacun is often topped with vegetables and rolled up. Lahmacun (/ ˌ l ɑː m ə ˈ dʒ uː n / lah-mə-JOON), [a] Lahmajun, or Lahmajo (Armenian: լահմաջո), [2] is a Middle Eastern flatbread topped with minced meat (most commonly beef or lamb), minced vegetables, and herbs including onions, garlic, tomatoes, red peppers, and parsley, flavored with spices such as chili pepper and ...
Traditionally made with lamb or mutton, it may also be made with chicken, turkey meat, beef, falafel or veal. [6] [7] [1] The surface of the rotisserie meat is routinely shaved off once it cooks and is ready to be served. [8] [9] Shawarma is a popular street food throughout the Arab world, Levant, and the Greater Middle East. [10] [11] [12] [13]
The American Heritage Dictionary also gives a probable East Semitic root origin with the meaning of 'burn', 'char', or 'roast', from the Aramaic and Akkadian. [9] The Babylonian Talmud instructs that Temple offerings not be kabbaba (burned). [5] These words point to an origin in the prehistoric Proto-Afroasiatic language: *kab-, to burn or ...
In 2022, nearly 100 000 Russian citizens migrated to Turkey, becoming the first in the list of foreigners who moved to Turkey, meaning an increase of more than 218% from 2021. [109] As of August 2023, the number of refugees of the Syrian civil war in Turkey was estimated to be 3 307 882 people. The number of Syrians had decreased by 205 894 ...
It is most-often used to signify a young male lamb, and remains a nickname or term of endearment in some North African and Arabic cultures. [1] Louche also means "cross-eyed" in French, and le/la Louche serves as nickname in its figurative meaning, a "shady" one, for some historical people in French texts. Notable people with the name include: