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urfa biber

UK/ˈɜːfə ˌbibə/US/ˈɚfə ˌbibɚ/

urfa biber noun: a smoky, sweet-and-sour variety of pepper cultivated in and around Şanlıurfa.

Noun (1)

urfa biber (uncountable)

  1. A smoky, sweet-and-sour variety of pepper cultivated in and around Şanlıurfa.
    • Urfa biber is uniquely delicious—it has a fruity, roasted flavor—and worth seeking out at specialty spice merchants.2014 April 15, Lucy Vaserfirer, Marinades: The Quick-Fix Way to Turn Everyday Food Into Exceptional Fare, with 400 Recipes, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, →ISBN, page 258
    • Rich, raisiny, smoky, coffee goodness: that is the flavor of urfa biber.2014 October 7, Amanda Bevill, Julie Kramis Hearne, World Spice at Home: New Flavors for 75 Favorite Dishes, Sasquatch Books, →ISBN, page 42
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Noun (2) capitalized: Urfa biber

Urfa biber

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of urfa biber.

Synonyms of urfa biber

Forms of urfa biber

alternative formUrfa biber

Origin of urfa biber

From Turkish Urfa biber, from Urfa + biber (“pepper”).

Questions about urfa biber

What does urfa biber mean?
Urfa biber means a smoky, sweet-and-sour variety of pepper cultivated in and around Şanlıurfa.
What part of speech is urfa biber?
Urfa biber is a noun.
How do you pronounce urfa biber?
Urfa biber is pronounced /ˈɜːfə ˌbibə/ (UK).

Words near urfa biber in the dictionary

  1. ureylenes
  2. Ureys
  3. urezin
  4. urf
  5. Urfa
  6. urfa biber
  7. Urfalim
  8. Urfan
  9. Urfirnis
  10. urflies
  11. urfly

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