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bamiyehs

bamiyehs is the plural of bamiyeh.

Meaning of bamiyeh

Noun (1)

bamiyeh (uncountable)

  1. 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.

Noun (2)

bamiyeh (plural bamiyehs)

  1. (obsolete) okra, Hibiscus esculentus, as grown in Egypt.
    • The principal are beans, peas, vetches, lentils (whereof a pottage is made, which is the common food of the Nile boatmen), lupins, chick-peas, the lubia (Dolichos labia), fenugreek, mallows, the bamiyeh (Hibiscus esculentus), spinach, purslain, melookheeyeh (Corchorus olitorius), leeks, onions...1855, “Egypt”, in Thomas Stewart Traill, editor, The Encyclopaedia Britannica, page 431

Questions about bamiyehs

What is bamiyehs the plural of?
Bamiyehs is the plural of bamiyeh.

Words near bamiyehs in the dictionary

  1. bamifylline
  2. Bamileke
  3. bamipine
  4. Bamiyan
  5. bamiyeh
  6. bamiyehs
  7. BAML
  8. bamlanivimab
  9. Bamler
  10. bamma
  11. bammas

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