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Here are a few food terms I've tentatively set as I begin working out some vocabulary for Cardadjena. These are vegetables and spices. Not sure why I started with these as opposed to meats or fruits, but . . . asparagus: asparagu _or_ aspraguzu bean: fava beet: beda cabbage: calizu capers: caparis celery: sejeri (from Lombard selleri. Don't ask me why.) cucumber: cun~izu dandelion: tarazagu eggplant: badijana endive: intuvu garlic: aju kale: crambi lettuce: lapuga onion: cheba parsley: perduzinu parsnip: pastinaga peas: pizus _or_ chichelus radish: ravnuzu turnip: rabu Spices anise: anedunu basil: baziliga (from French) bay: laja chamomile: camemija (from Latin with contamination from Greek) cinnamon: chin~amomu cumin: cuminu fennel: huenigulu ginger: zinzveri _or_ zindjeri oregano: origanonu pepper: pibri rosemary: rosmarinu saffron: zavrana sage: salue _or_ saue salt: sal _or_ sar taragon: tarcunu if <Pers., targona if <Fr., targoncha if <Sp. thyme: timu Well, that's all for *this* post. Adamu _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp.