Bamiyeh
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Bamiyeh is a noun meaning A traditional sweet snack of Iran, similar to a doughnut, made from a yogurt- and starch-based dough which is fried before being dipped in syrup.
Meaning
A traditional sweet snack of Iran, similar to a doughnut, made from a yogurt- and starch-based dough which is fried before being dipped in syrup.
More Meanings
- (obsolete) okra, Hibiscus esculentus, as grown in Egypt.
Example Sentences
Sometimes also a small piece of mutton, buffalo, camel, or goat flesh has been procured, with which the soaked bamiyehs or the viscous-juiced, spinach-like moluchieh are cooked.
The chief members of the expedition, officers, clerks, and I myself, were provided once daily with kisra and boiled bamiyeh by Arab hospitality, but the poor carriers and their belongings had to go fasting.
It generally consists, for the most part, of "yakhnee," or stewed meat, with chopped onions, or with a quantity of "bámiyehs," or other vegetables; "ḳáwurmeh," or a richer stew, with onions; "waraḳ maḥshee," or vine-leaves, or bits of lettuce-leaf or cabbage leaf […]
Word Forms
- bamiyehs
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include jalebi, borani, sufganiyah, balushahi, ba-wan, mushabak.
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