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Six “Franco-libanais” Words That Are Out of Sync With Modern French

September 29, 2017

Tartine is not what you think it is … More Six “Franco-libanais” Words That Are Out of Sync With Modern French

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Marcelle Nassif

A translator by profession but mostly by passion, with a keen interest in etymology, linguistics and language. Lebanese by birth, citizen of the world, a housewife, and a proud mom.

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Sanioura, also spelled Siniora, is a well-known southern Lebanese pastry, originating in the city of Saida (Sidon).

Lebanon, one of the oldest continuously used toponyms in the world. From semitic root Laban it means White Mountain (Source: A Dictionary of the Ugaritic Language in the Alphabetic Tradition)

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