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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsDoes "abon" or "El abon" mean anything in any language that anybody knows of?
Tried googling--thought maybe Spanish or Arabic--found nothing.
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Does "abon" or "El abon" mean anything in any language that anybody knows of? (Original Post)
raccoon
Oct 2013
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Ptah
(33,032 posts)1. El Kabong?
MiddleFingerMom
(25,163 posts)10. My first thought too, QueeksPtah.
loli phabay
(5,580 posts)3. well i know abon is a food from malaysia, so mayby el abon is to
Chan790
(20,176 posts)4. "abon" is Indonesian "dried shredded meat".
http://recipesofindonesia.blogspot.com/2012/05/indonesian-recipe-shredded-beef-abon.html
It's mostly a storage method and the result is both bland and fibrous.
It's mostly a storage method and the result is both bland and fibrous.
sarge43
(28,941 posts)5. What is the context, raccoon?
Further, are you sure of the spelling?
I ask because in Hebrew el adon means To the Lord
raccoon
(31,111 posts)6. The context is a dream I had, I heard the word. nt
sarge43
(28,941 posts)7. Interesting
Well, that's what I ran down. FWIW.
Avalux
(35,015 posts)8. There is another hebrew word that's similar - avone
meaning: "iniquity", a sin done out of moral failing.
Maybe the 'b' could be a 'v'?
raccoon
(31,111 posts)9. No way could I have any iniquity! LOL thanks, though. nt
LeftinOH
(5,354 posts)11. "El abono" in Spanish means 'season pass' or 'fertilizer'.. depending
on the context, of course.