χυλωμένο

English translation: 'thick' or 'thickened'

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Greek term or phrase:χυλωμένο
English translation:'thick' or 'thickened'
Entered by: Pauline Alexiou

13:53 Jun 26, 2017
Greek to English translations [PRO]
Food & Drink
Greek term or phrase: χυλωμένο
...κριθαράκι (i.e. orzo)

a deliberate way of cooking, where the food has been boiling so long, that there isn't so much water left, and the would-be soup look almost like porridge... or something like that
m_a_a_
Greece
Local time: 12:20
'thick' or 'thickened'
Explanation:
This traditional Greek pasta dish uses a rice shaped pasta. It is usually cooked in tomato sauce, and as the pasta cooks, it soaks up the sauce, swells up, and the dish thickens.
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Pauline Alexiou
Local time: 12:20
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4 +1creamy
Nick Lingris
4'thick' or 'thickened'
Pauline Alexiou


  

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creamy


Explanation:
...until it gets creamy / becomes creamy

Nick Lingris
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:20
Native speaker of: Native in GreekGreek
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'thick' or 'thickened'


Explanation:
This traditional Greek pasta dish uses a rice shaped pasta. It is usually cooked in tomato sauce, and as the pasta cooks, it soaks up the sauce, swells up, and the dish thickens.

Example sentence(s):
  • A traditional Greek pasta dish cooked in tomato sauce until the pasta absorbs most of the liquid and the dish thickens.
Pauline Alexiou
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