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10:16 May 29, 2009 |
Persian (Farsi) to English translations [PRO] Food & Drink / Varieties of rice | |||||||
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5 +2 | Chelow or polow |
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5 | cooked rice, pilau, pilaff |
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5 | Chelo |
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5 | parboiled & steamed rice w/o oil |
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cooked rice, pilau, pilaff Explanation: .. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 13 mins (2009-05-29 10:29:51 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- its pronunciation is like this: chelo and the stress is on the first syllabel. It is not actually a kind of rice but it has both cooked rice with something like kabob and it cab said that it is a mixture of both. We have also have chelo Kebob or Chelo Gheme ... |
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Chelow or polow Explanation: It's pronounced both "short" or diphthong as in "cello"! Please refer to links provided. http://www.isfahan4u.com/modules.php?name=News&file=print&si... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 22 mins (2009-05-29 10:38:17 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Polow or pilau is used when the food is prepared with "rice and vegetables" such as: سبزی پلو، باقلالی پلو، کلم پلو Chelow is used when it's prepared with "rice & meat": چلو گوشت، چلو مرغ، چلو کباب it's a matter of collocations! Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chelow_kabab Reference: http://www.parsfood.ir/view.aspx?uid=66 |
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