Adventures in Armenian Cooking - Abbreviations and Glossary
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Abbreviations
| baking powder | B.P. |
| black | blk. |
| gallon | gal. |
| gallons | gals. |
| large | lge. |
| medium | med. |
| minutes | min. |
| optional | (opt.) |
| ounce | oz. |
| ounces | ozs. |
| package | pkg. |
| pound | lb. |
| pounds | lbs. |
| quart | qt. |
| quarts | qts. |
| small | sm. |
| tablespoon | tbsp. |
| teaspoon | tsp. |
| vegetable | veg. |
Glossary
| abour | soup |
| aghtzan (salata) | salad |
| ahrantz | without |
| anoukh | mint |
| anoush | sweet |
| anoushabour | anousheghen |
| armav | date |
| baba ghanoush | eggplant salad |
| bagh | cold |
| baki | Lenten |
| bamiya | okra |
| banir | cheese |
| bastegh | thin, dried sheets of fruit juice |
| basterma | cured spiced meat |
| behzalya (volorn) | peas |
| beximet | breadstick-like roll |
| bishi | pancakes, Armenian style |
| blor | ball shape |
| boerag | a pastry with a filling occasionally a vegetable with filling |
| bourma | rolled Filo (shirred strudel pastry) with syrup and a nut filling |
| bulghour (tzavar) | cracked wheat which can be bought fine, medium, or coarse. |
| chaimen (mannanekh) | ground spice (fenugreek seed) |
| chee kufta (Khema) | Armenian style steak tartare |
| chocolat | chocolate |
| choerag | Armenian roll |
| choor | water |
| dabgadz | fried |
| darchin (tarijeni) | cinnamon |
| davaji (ooghdaban) | camel herder (peasant) |
| derev | leaves, usually grape leaves |
| dolma (letsvadz) | a stuffed food, most often a vegetable stuffed with meat and/or rice |
| 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 |
| filo (patzvadz tert) | prepared strudel-like dough available in Near Eastern shops |
| ganancheghen | green vegetables |
| gargantag | cake |
| garmeer dag (jegentegh) | beet |
| gatnabour | rice pudding |
| gelor | round |
| gelorig | small round shape |
| geragoor | stew-type meal usually made with meat and vegetables |
| geragoorner | plural of geragoor |
| jermag | white |
| gorgod | barley |
| guevej (turlu) | a baked stew |
| Haygagan | Armenian |
| halvah | a sweet paste candy or dessert |
| hamov | tasty |
| hatz | bread |
| hav | chicken |
| havgit | egg |
| herisah (keshgeg) | lamb or fowl cooked with barley to oatmeal like consistency |
| hummos | chick-pea dip |
| huntk ungooyz | coconut |
| imam bayeldi | a baked eggplant dish |
| imrig halvah | a pudding made of Cream of Wheat and pine nuts |
| jagentegh (garmeer dag) | beets |
| jajukh | cucumbers and yogurt |
| jezveh (surjaman) | coffee pot usually made of brass with long handle |
| kadayif | a pastry of shredded dough with a nut filling and syrup |
| kalajosh | lamb-yogurt dish |
| karnabede | cauliflower |
| karni yarek | baked, stuffed eggplant |
| Kharpet | name of a city |
| kebab (khorovadz) | barbecue |
| kednakhnzor | potato |
| keshgeg (herisah) | lamb or fowl cooked with barley to oatmeal-like consistency |
| kereviz | celery |
| khambourga | roast lamb stuffed with flavored pilaf |
| khavourma | braised lamb or beef |
| khema | ground meat or other mixture for stuffing |
| khumoreghen | pastry |
| khundzor | apple |
| kimion | cumin |
| khorvatz | fried |
| 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 |
| letsvadz | stuffed |
| lupia | dry bean |
| lule kebab | finger shape burgers |
| losh | burger patties |
| madzoon | Armenian name for yogurt |
| madzoonov | with madzoon |
| mafish | fried dough |
| mahig | crescent |
| mahleb | a ground seed used in pastries with vanilla-like flavor |
| mamoul | a nut-filled cookie sprinkled with confectioners suger |
| manti | small canoe-shaped dough filled with meat served with yogurt |
| Marash | name of city |
| mees | meat |
| meesov | with meat |
| meza | appetizer |
| midia | appetizer |
| midia dolma | rice stuffed mussels |
| mujadera | bulghour cooked with lentils |
| muhallabi | pudding made with rice flour |
| mushosh | lentils with apricots dish |
| noush | almonds |
| paghach | flaky layered bread |
| paghlah | fava beans |
| pahtz hatz (parag hatz) | cracker bread |
| paklava (tertanoush) | a flaky, many-layered nut-filled pastry with syrup |
| pahnjareghen | any vegetable |
| pahndjar | swiss chard |
| pargoghee | cognac |
| parag hatz (pahtz hatz) | cracker bread |
| patlijan (sempoog) | eggplant |
| patlijanov | with eggplant |
| peynirlee | bread baked with cheese |
| piaz | salad made with beans |
| pideh | 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 |
| prassa | leek |
| prinz | rice |
| prinzov pilaf | pilaf made with rice |
| rahan | basil |
| raki (oghi) | achoholic beverage of Armenia made with raisins and flavored with anise |
| rechel | a candy-like preserve made with pumpkin, squash, quince or watermelon |
| sajoostoo | flat, thin-layered bread |
| salata (aghtzan) | salad |
| sarma (patats) | grape leave, cabbage leaves, swiss chard, filled and rolled |
| sergahvel | quince |
| serim | baked dough with yogurt |
| shakar | sugar |
| shish (shampour) | skewer |
| shish kebab (shampouri khorovadz) | skewered barbequed lamb |
| simit | a crisp stick cookie |
| sini kufta | baked ground or chapped lamb and cracked wheat with an exotic filling |
| siserr | chick peas |
| sokh | onions |
| sokherantz | sautéed onions |
| soorj | Armenian coffee |
| sou-boerag | flaky cheese pastry |
| soojookh | dried Armenian sausage, highly spiced |
| spanagh (shomin) | spinach |
| susam | sesame seed |
| susamov khumoreghen | pastries with sesame seeds |
| tabouleh | cracked wheat salad |
| taheen | sesame paste |
| 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 |
| tomates (lolig) | tomato |
| tourshi | pickles |
| tsoug | fish |
| tukaleek | fried dough balls |
| turlu (guevej) | a baked lamb dish with a mixture of vegetables or mixed vegetable dish |
| tutum | squash or pumpkin |
| tutumi good | pumpkin or squash seed |
| ungouyz | nuts |
| tzmeroog | watermelon |
| vosp | lentil |
| vospov | with lentil |
| yalanchi sarma | stuffed grape leaves |
| yerishta | noodles |
| yeregamoonk | kidney |
| youkha | thin bread |