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Shami and Levantine Dialect
Arabic:
Khass
English:
Lettuce
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Licorice Licorice is grown in Iraq, where people have used it for thousands of years because of its health benefits.
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posted on: Nov 19, 2014
Lentils, which are a dry legume in a variety of colors, date back to the days of the pharaohs of ancient Egypt and were a favorite food of the rich and poor alike.