单词 | bombay mix |
释义 | > as lemmasBombay mix Bombay mix n. British a savoury snack consisting of deep-fried gram-flour noodles, chickpeas, lentils, peanuts, and other ingredients, flavoured with spices. [Apparently a recent formation within British English. Similar snacks are known by a variety of names in different Indian languages; compare e.g. Marathi civḍā.] ΚΠ 1982 Guardian 11 June 19/1 In Central Scotland alone there are now over 20 community businesses..packaging and distributing ‘Bombay Mix’, marketing home produced hand-made craft goods, [etc.]. 1997 Independent 2 Apr. (Tabloid section) 3 I will spend entire weekend lying in bed thinking about sex, eating Bombay mix and chain-smoking. 2005 A. Notaro WWW Club ix. 64 She produced another bottle of water and a couple of cellophane bags of Bombay mix. < as lemmas |
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