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Post by lagatta on Mar 25, 2010 18:45:25 GMT
I think of gyros as a meat preparation that cooks on an upright spit, similar to döner kebab, shawarma and donair. It can be served either as a sandwich or on a plate with chips (frites) and a token amount of healthy salad to sop up all the grease. Here is the wiki article: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyros
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Post by livaco on Mar 25, 2010 21:58:19 GMT
That 5 gallon plastic container is called a carboy. I have only just recently heard the term. It was for a demonstration I did for a Science show for kids. (It involved ethanol and a burning cotton ball and it was really cool.) Anyway, when I got the description of the demo, it called for a 5 gallon plastic carboy. I did a Google image search and sure enough this is what it was.
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Post by bixaorellana on Mar 25, 2010 22:02:41 GMT
Thanks, Livaco. I always knew it had to have a name in English, but certainly never heard it used.
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Post by imec on Mar 26, 2010 1:40:01 GMT
That 5 gallon plastic container is called a carboy. Or a demijohn.
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Post by bixaorellana on May 22, 2010 20:46:05 GMT
Okay ~~ here is a word for something that I never knew had a name: poliosis. I came across the term as a glancing reference while reading a short story. It's not only an extraordinary, sometimes attractive anomaly, though. It can also be indicative of some dire genetic disorders.
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Post by dahuffy on Jul 9, 2010 22:53:57 GMT
Found out recently that what I always called "beadies" -- those tiny candy beads for the tops of cupcakes -- are really dragées. I may stick with the wrong name. We call them "sprinkles"
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Post by dahuffy on Jul 9, 2010 22:57:55 GMT
Dragées are candy coated almonds in France. They are distributed to the guests at weddings and baptisms. Well, at least they were when those events still existed. Oh, Jordan almonds! My mother-in-law insisted on having these at our wedding.
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