brass “briki

Arabic translation: كنكة من النحاس الأصفر

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English term or phrase: brass “briki
Arabic translation: كنكة من النحاس الأصفر
Entered by: Muhammad Said

01:14 Mar 21, 2013
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English term or phrase: brass “briki
Greek coffee is a kind of ritual in Greece and especially when prepared in “hovoli”. {1/}


“Hovoli” is a traditional equipment with hot sand that mimics hot ashes and allows coffee to boil slowly and still keep its’ aromas and thick cream on top.
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The way Greek coffee is made in “hovoli” is to add water, sugar and coffee into the brass “briki” and then place it on “hovoli” to boil
einass kandil
Egypt
Local time: 22:17
كنكة من النحاس الأصفر
Explanation:
كنكة من النحاس الأصفر تستخدم في عمل القهوة
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Muhammad Said
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5 +4كنكة من النحاس الأصفر
Muhammad Said
4 +2إبريق من النحاس الأصفر
houadfel
5الركوة من النحاس الاصفر
Steve Booth
4البريكي
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
كنكة من النحاس الأصفر


Explanation:
كنكة من النحاس الأصفر تستخدم في عمل القهوة


    Reference: http://www.almaany.com/home.php?language=arabic&lang_name=%D...
Muhammad Said
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agree  Noura Tawil
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agree  Steve Booth
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agree  Abdelmonem Samir
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agree  Manar-Fikry
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إبريق من النحاس الأصفر


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Note added at 26 mins (2013-03-21 01:41:18 GMT)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brass
http://kopiaste.org/2007/12/how-to-make-greek-coffee/

Brass is an alloy made of copper and zink
"briki" is coffee pot. It is derived from the Arabic word 'Ibrik' and came to be through Turkish influence


houadfel
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agree  Liliane Hatem
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agree  Abdelmonem Samir
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البريكي


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الركوة من النحاس الاصفر


Explanation:
A briki is the long handled coffee pot, one of the translations of which is الركوة

http://www.lakii.com/vb/a-24/a-746743/
http://shahiya.com/ar/قهوة-تركية-3901/وصفات


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