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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
chimak Chicken and beer Korean food
sobremesa After-dinner conversation Spanish food friends
Scrumping Stealing fruit (particularly apples) from trees English food action
piñcu (பிஞ்சு) Young, baby fruit Tamil food
Fika Coffee and cake break with friends or colleagues Swedish food friends
Angrillen Beginning the grilling season German food event
Tízórai A meal between breakfast and lunch, literally "at ten o'clock" Hungarian food time
Şırış Mucus or the sweet sugary residue from fruits or other treats Nogay food
Pelinti To move hot food around in your mouth Buli food
Aşermek The experience of craving certain foods while pregnant Turkish food
Fika Drinking coffee along with eating something sweet Swedish food society
Pisan Zapra The time needed to eat a banana Malay time measurement food
Gamchil Korean word of Umami, best translated as "flavorful" and "tasty." Used often when describing a dish that achieves entirely new level of flavor by combining elements from ukegon, meaning land, sea and sky. Korean food taste
Chai-Pani Literal: "tea and water"; the money and favors given to someone to get things done Hindi food action
Tinga Particles of food left between teeth Tagalog food physical
Pålägg Anything that you can put in a sandwich Swedish food attribute
Umami A category of taste in food (besides sweet, sour, salt, and bitter); savoriness Japanese food attribute
Saucer To mop up the sauce from your plate with a piece of bread French action food
Frustfressen Excessive eating because of frustration German food adverse habits
Gemütlichkeit An atmosphere of belonging, relaxation, chilled music, great food and drink German music food life
Palla To steal fruit off trees Swedish funny action food
Tretår A second refill or “threefill” of coffee Swedish measurement food
Gourmand One who is excessively fond of eating and drinking. French food attribute
Empalagada How you feel after having something too sweet Spanish food feeling
Umay Gettiing tired of a certain food Tagalog food




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