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The field of articulatory phonetics is a subfield of phonetics that studies articulation and ways that humans produce speech. Articulatory phoneticians explain how humans produce speech sounds via the interaction of different physiological structures.
one-way ride or taking someone for a ride: underworld for an execution method outfit: a clan, or family within the Mafia. old country: refers to Italy when used by members of the American Mafia painting houses: murdering someone pass: A reprieve from being whacked. paying tribute: giving the boss a cut of the deal.
Hannah Dakota Fanning (born February 23, 1994) is an American actress. [1] She rose to prominence as a child actress at the age of seven for playing the daughter of an intellectually challenged man in the drama film I Am Sam (2001), for which she received a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination, making her the youngest nominee in SAG history. [2]
Images of the Buddhist Durga have also been found in Bali (surrounded with images of Buddhas and bodhisattvas) and date from the 10th and 11th centuries. [ 95 ] Durga also appears in the Sarvadurgatipariśodhana tantra , though in this text, she appears not in her demon slaying form, but mounted on a lion.
The ribbon uses the traditional Japanese design motifs found in ichimatsu moyo (市松模様), a harmonised chequered pattern, and kasane no irome (重ね の 色目), a traditional kimono layering technique. [19] [20] The case is manufactured from Japanese ash wood dyed with the same colour as the Olympic emblem.
Falafel (/ f ə ˈ l ɑː f əl /; Arabic: فلافل, [fæˈlæːfɪl] ⓘ) is a deep-fried ball or patty-shaped fritter of Egyptian origin, featuring in Middle Eastern cuisine, particularly Levantine cuisines, and is made from broad beans, ground chickpeas, or both.
The word kebab likely came to English in the late 17th century from the Persian kabāb, partly through Hindustani, and Turkish. [8] [2] According to linguist Sevan Nişanyan, the Turkish word kebap is also derived from the Persian word kabāb, meaning roasted meat.
Agave americana, commonly known as the century plant, [5] maguey, or American aloe, [6] is a flowering plant species belonging to the family Asparagaceae.It is native to Mexico and the United States, specifically Texas.