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(pl.) aboiteaux A sluice or conduit built beneath a coastal dike, with a hinged gate or a one-way valve that closes during high tide, preventing salt water from flowing into the sluice and flooding the land behind the dike, but remains open during low tide, allowing fresh water precipitation and irrigation runoff to drain from the land into the sea; or a method of land reclamation which relies ...
In German cuisine, cracklings of pork or goose (Grieben) are often added to lard (Schmalz) when it is used as a bread spread. [ 12 ] Crackling is often added to doughs and batters to make crackling bread [ 2 ] (French pompe aux grattons [ 13 ] ), crackling biscuits (Hungarian tepertős pogácsa [ 6 ] ), or potato pancakes ( oladyi ).
This glossary of biology terms is a list of definitions of fundamental terms and concepts used in biology, the study of life and of living organisms.It is intended as introductory material for novices; for more specific and technical definitions from sub-disciplines and related fields, see Glossary of cell biology, Glossary of genetics, Glossary of evolutionary biology, Glossary of ecology ...
The stem of a plant, especially a woody one; also used to mean a rootstock, or particularly a basal stem structure or storage organ from which new growth arises. Compare lignotuber. caudiciform Stem-like or caudex-like; sometimes used to mean "pachycaul", meaning "thick-stemmed". caudicle diminutive of caudex.
Delicatessen is a German loanword which first appeared in English in the late 19th century and is the plural of Delikatesse. [1] The German form was lent from the French délicatesse, which itself was lent from Italian delicatezza, from delicato, of which the root word is the Latin adjective delicatus, meaning "giving pleasure, delightful ...
Spitzbein or Pfoten in German, known as golonka in Polish; Syltelabb, a traditional Norwegian dish; Inkokta grisfötter, a traditional Swedish dish similar to Syltelabb; Kha mu, lit. "pigs' feet" in Thailand influenced by Chinese stewed pork; Patitas con maní and Sarza de patitas in Peru [8] [9] [10] Peus de porc in Catalonia
German term for old vine Amabile Italian term for a medium-sweet wine AOC Abbreviation for Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée, (English: Appellation of controlled origin), as specified under French law. The AOC laws specify and delimit the geography from which a particular wine (or other food product) may originate and methods by which it may be ...
Ersatz is a German word meaning substitute or replacement. [2] Although it is used as an adjective in English, it is a noun in German. In German orthography noun phrases formed are usually represented as a single word, forming compound nouns such as Ersatzteile ("spare parts") or Ersatzspieler ("substitute player").