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Water Banquet

Water Banquet proper noun: a set banquet of eight cold and 16 hot dishes served in six courses, a hallmark of Luoyang cuisine.

Proper noun

Water Banquet

  1. A set banquet of eight cold and 16 hot dishes served in six courses, a hallmark of Luoyang cuisine.

Origin of Water Banquet

Calque of Mandarin 水席 (shuǐxí).

Questions about Water Banquet

What does Water Banquet mean?
Water Banquet means a set banquet of eight cold and 16 hot dishes served in six courses, a hallmark of Luoyang cuisine.
What part of speech is Water Banquet?
Water Banquet is a proper noun.

Words near Water Banquet in the dictionary

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  2. water ballet
  3. water ballets
  4. water balloon
  5. water balloons
  6. Water Banquet
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  8. water barometer
  9. water barometers
  10. water bars
  11. water basin

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