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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread kibe #121828 02/01/2004 3:22 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 This morning it was colder than usual. Trying think of medical words associated with exposure to cold, I remembered chillblain. I found that it had been discussed, but not its etymology. In looking for that, I found a word new to me: kibe PRONUNCIATION: kb NOUN: A chapped or inflamed area on the skin, especially on the heel, resulting from exposure to cold; an ulcerated chillblain. ETYMOLOGY: Middle English kybe. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: kibe #121829 02/01/2004 10:50 PM Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 2,636 Caribbean consuelo Carpal Tunnel consuelo Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 2,636 Caribbean There is an excellent Arab dish called "kibe" that some friends of my parents would make. It is also called a "torpedo" and we would scarf them down like crazy whenever Mrs. Kassin would bring us a plateful. The shell was cracked wheat molded around a spiced ground beef mixture with piñon nuts and deep fried in oil. *sigh* [wish I had some now-e] Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: kibe #121830 02/01/2004 11:01 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont yum!! formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: kibe #121831 02/01/2004 11:11 PM Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,475 California jheem veteran jheem veteran Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,475 California I googled around and see that an alternate spelling is quibe and that it's usually described as a Brazilian dish. I assume that as opposed to the English kibe /'kajb/, this kibe is pronounced /'kibe/. Sounds scrumpsh. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: kibe #121832 02/01/2004 11:26 PM Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 2,636 Caribbean consuelo Carpal Tunnel consuelo Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 2,636 Caribbean Well, Mrs. Kassin was from Syria. I saw a site that said it was Lebanese, but, it doan matter to me, they are really, really good! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: kibe #121833 02/01/2004 11:34 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont this might explain a little: http://www.maria-brazil.org/quibes_esfihas_and_comida_arabe.htm formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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