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Arbhar (Indiach): Toradh, Glasra, nó Grán — or all three? Posted by róislín on Oct 31, 2013
(le Róislín) We’ve just been discussing whether pumpkins and other edible plants are fruits or vegetables. Another seasonal item is “arbhar Indiach,” as it is referred to in Irish, or simply “corn” in American English. Let’s look first at the term “arbhar Indiach,” which literally means “Indian corn.” But “Indian corn” means different things in…
Síolta, Ubhóiríní, agus Tiúbair … A Thiarcais! (Yet another “oh-my” meme, this time on a ‘biaphlanda” theme) Pt. 1 Posted by róislín on Oct 22, 2013
(le Róislín) Bhuel, seo mise báite go dtí mo shúile ag léamh faoin difear idir thorthaí agus ghlasraí. ‘Sea, fós. Mar a bhí mé sa bhlag roimhe seo, ach anois “níos báite.” Ceist na gcnónna agus na nglasraí pischineálacha atá i gceist inniu, chomh maith leis na sainmhínithe bunúsacha arís. So, let’s backtrack a bit…
An Puimcín: Toradh nó Glasra? (The Pumpkin: Fruit or Vegetable?) Posted by róislín on Oct 19, 2013
(le Róislín) An toradh nó glasra é an puimcín? Ní ceist shimplí é! Go dtí le déanaí shíl mé gur glasra a bhí ann. Leis an fhírinne a dhéanamh níor smaoinigh mé mórán faoi. Itheann muid mar ghlasra é (i mo bharúil) agus go minic tugtar “glasra” air. Ach le déanaí fuair mé amach gur…
Deireadh Fómhair agus Mí na Samhna: Séasúr na bPuimcíní (Pumpkin Season) Posted by róislín on Oct 15, 2013
(le Róislín) In some previous blogs, we’ve counted pumpkins (puimcín amháin go fiche puimcín, srl.) and talked about smashing them (for which I finally decided on “smidiríní a dhéanamh de phuimcín“); tá cúpla nasc thíos. In this blog we’ll look a little further into different forms of the word “puimcín,” glance at its history (i…