Mar 10, 2007 07:24
17 yrs ago
Arabic term
United Kingdom
33 years of experience
Native in: English
Works in: Arabic to English, German to English
القاتوه
Arabic to English
Other
Cooking / Culinary
Saudi Arabic/ bakery product
for the context see my last entry please, as it is juxtaposed with "tiramisu" one has to assume it is something Western. Anyone's brain more awake than mine this morning? Many thanks.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 2 +3 | cake |
Iman Khaireddine
|
| 5 | sweet - dessert |
Ahmed Dahman
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| 5 | Gateau |
the Train
|
| 3 | french pastry |
Mohamed Ghazal
|
Proposed translations
+3
20 mins
Iman Khaireddine
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in Arabic
Works in field
United Kingdom
Connecting Cultures
Native in: Arabic 
Works in: English to Arabic, French to Arabic, Arabic to English, and 1 more.
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cake
I could br 100% wrong, but it is possible they mean "gateau"
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Of course it is! Your were the first to suggest it so many thanks. "
22 mins
Ahmed Dahman
Egypt
Egypt
Native in Arabic
Egypt
Professional Translation & DTP
Native in: Arabic
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English
sweet - dessert
We call it in Egypt
جاتوه
As I think it's a French word.
جاتوه
As I think it's a French word.
5 hrs
Gateau
They write it with the letter ق because some Arab countries pronnounce written ق as ج /g/
While if these same countries write it with a ج /g/, people will pronnounce it /j/
I know that because my Kuwaiti friends used to e-mail me asking me if I wanted to go to برقر كنق with them.
Burger King. You made me miss my friends...
While if these same countries write it with a ج /g/, people will pronnounce it /j/
I know that because my Kuwaiti friends used to e-mail me asking me if I wanted to go to برقر كنق with them.
Burger King. You made me miss my friends...
1 day 4 hrs
Mohamed Ghazal
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Native in Arabic
United Arab Emirates
It's not just a job...
Native in: Arabic (Variant: Egyptian) 
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English
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