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muckefuck (
muckefuck
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2010
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01
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28
09:57 pm
Entry tags:
eats
,
polyglot
,
vocabulary
WotD: gruel
der Mehlbrei
de lammetjespap
la gacha
les farinetes
le gruau
,
la bouille
y sucan
,
y grual
an leite
kleik
미음
(米飮)
糜粥
mízhōu
Notes:
5. In Cajun French,
gruau
(pron.
grau
) is "grits" and
bouille
is "custard".
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areia.livejournal.com
2010-01-29 04:41 pm (UTC)
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I think
lammetjespap
is too narrow. It's specifically milk thickened with flour. Gruel can use any number of grains, and I believe it's often whole grains rather than flour. I think the more generic
pap
is a better translation.
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