القاورمة

English translation: Al-Quaorma

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Arabic term or phrase:القاورمة
English translation:Al-Quaorma
Entered by: Heba Salah

14:39 Jun 20, 2011
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Cooking / Culinary
Arabic term or phrase: القاورمة
A dish mentioned in a Sudanese text. I know it is a name and can be transliterated. I am interested, however, in knowing what the dish actually consists of.

Thank you in advance.
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Al-Quaorma
Explanation:
It consists of cubes of meat and small onions .. :D

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Note added at 10 mins (2011-06-20 14:49:39 GMT)
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actually "Al-Quaorma" is the name of the small onions which are the main ingredient of this dish .. :)
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Heba Salah
Egypt
Local time: 17:01
Grading comment
Thanks for the help and informative link.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2Al-Quaorma
Heba Salah
5Alquaorma
sanaa 70
4pearl onions
Nadia Ayoub


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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Alquaorma


Explanation:
alquaorma it is a small onion


    Reference: http://www.google.com.eg
sanaa 70
Local time: 17:01
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Al-Quaorma


Explanation:
It consists of cubes of meat and small onions .. :D

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Note added at 10 mins (2011-06-20 14:49:39 GMT)
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actually "Al-Quaorma" is the name of the small onions which are the main ingredient of this dish .. :)


    Reference: http://forums.fatakat.com/thread1560867
Heba Salah
Egypt
Local time: 17:01
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks for the help and informative link.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Hassan Lotfy: why capital Q?
1 hr
  -> Thank you Mr. Hassan .. I think the capital Q strengthens the root word .. but it can be put in a small letter .. no problem .. :)

agree  Mohsin Alabdali
14 hrs
  -> Thanks Mohsin .. :)
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
pearl onions


Explanation:
http://www.google.com.eg/search?hl=en&rlz=1T4GGLL_enEG387EG3...

From a Sudanese website:
ستة حبات بصل صغيرة قاورمة
http://candy-online.net/vb/showthread.php?p=27188

Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 17:01
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 16
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