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Slap Bread refers to a hand-shaped bread, slapped thin, such as Tortillas, flat bread and fry bread.

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Slap Chips is the South African term for "French fries" which is usually soft, oily and vinegar-drenched, bought in a brown paper bag. Slap is the Afrikaans for "limp", which is how French fries are generally made in the country. Afrikaans is a West Germanic language that descended from Dutch and spoken mainly in South Africa and Namibia by about 10 million people.

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Slasticarnica is the Croatian word for "pastry shop".

Deutsch: Scheibe / Español: Rebanada / Português: Fatia / Français: Tranche / Italiano: Fetta

Slice in the food context refers to a thin, flat piece of food that is cut from a larger whole, typically using a knife or a slicing tool. The term can also describe the act of cutting food into such pieces. Slicing is a common culinary technique used for preparing and serving various types of food, from Bread and fruits to meats and vegetables.

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Slice-of-life refers to realistic portrayal of life, especially everyday life, in a book, movie, etc. Slice-of-life is the English translation of French "tranche de la vie", a term coined by playwright Jean Jullien (1854-1919).

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Deutsch: In Scheiben geschnitten / Español: En rodajas / Português: Em fatias / Français: Tranché / Italiano: Affettato /

In the food context, "sliced" usually refers to food items that have been cut into thin, flat pieces.

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Deutsch: Einschneiden / Español: Hacer un corte / Português: Fatiar / Français: Fendre / Italiano: Incidere

Slit in the food context refers to making a shallow, often lengthwise, cut into the surface of a food item. This technique is used in various culinary applications to enhance cooking, flavour infusion, and presentation.

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Sliva is the Russian word for plum or prune

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Slivovica is mild brandy made from blue plums.

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Slivovice refers to the domestic plum brandy from the Czech Republic. Slivovice is also called Slivovitz.

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