[Tlhingan-hol] ngat

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>> > Klingon Word of the Day for Wednesday, December 19, 2012
>> >
>> > Klingon word:   ngat
>> > Part of speech: noun
>> > Definition:     gunpowder

Quvar:
> I found a possible (and obvious) pun:
> According to German wikipedia, gunpowder was developed during the chinese
> Tang-dynasty. The english wikipedia only mentions the "gunpowder-tea"
> created during that dynasty.
>
> Anyhow, it fits the pun.
>
> :-)

majQa'!  You have also discovered the pun behind the *other* meaning
of {ngat}, herbed granulated cartilage used for cooking.

The Japanese word karaage (唐揚げ), referring to deep fried battered meat
and fish, literally means "Tang-style fried":
http://blogs.japanesepod101.com/?page_id=688

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