Phoneticized Libyan-Arabic Spice Names and English translation
Here is a list of Libyan Arabic spice names, ingredients and cooking terminology in English phonetics and their English translation.
| Arabic | English |
|---|---|
| Spices | |
| tooma | garlic |
| hilba | fenugreek seeds |
| kamoon | cumin |
| hubbug | cilantro |
| fil fil aswad | black pepper |
| millah | salt |
| Cooking ingredients | |
| mayer | water |
| acell | honey |
| gideed | jerky |
| fil fil | chili pepper and bell pepper |
| hameera | yeast |
| khoobza | bread sameen - fat (may also mean lard, shortening or butter depending on the recipe) |
| macaroni | pasta |
| fool | fava beans |
| baziliya | green beans |
| Cooking terminology | |
| hajeena | dough |
| sharba | soup (also refers to orzo noodles and Sharba Libya - a particular soup made with these) |
| asharbal | soups |
| fil fil mashi | stuffed peppers |
| macaroni | pasta dishes |
