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... chillies and onions ) . " Kiribath " consists of two morphemes : " kiri " meaning ' milk , ' and " bath " meaning ' cooked rice . ' 304 . kirihodi i . / kırıhoḍi / " We had stringhoppers with kirihodi and pol sambol . " i . This again ...
... chillies and onions ) . " Kiribath " consists of two morphemes : " kiri " meaning ' milk , ' and " bath " meaning ' cooked rice . ' 304 . kirihodi i . / kırıhoḍi / " We had stringhoppers with kirihodi and pol sambol . " i . This again ...
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... chillies , salt and lime juice . It is served with roti . 350 . maalu miris i . / MAɅlu // miris / " For stuffed chillies you need maalu miris . " i . This is a Sinhalese borrowing , meaning ' capsicum . ' In Sinha- lese it literally ...
... chillies , salt and lime juice . It is served with roti . 350 . maalu miris i . / MAɅlu // miris / " For stuffed chillies you need maalu miris . " i . This is a Sinhalese borrowing , meaning ' capsicum . ' In Sinha- lese it literally ...
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... chillies / stAft // egz // čiliz / i . " We had stuffed eggs , stuffed chillies and other shorteats . " i . " Stuffed " is used as a productive adjective in these phrases . The meaning of " stuffed eggs " is that the egg is boiled , the ...
... chillies / stAft // egz // čiliz / i . " We had stuffed eggs , stuffed chillies and other shorteats . " i . " Stuffed " is used as a productive adjective in these phrases . The meaning of " stuffed eggs " is that the egg is boiled , the ...
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