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Klingon WOTD: Qaj tlhuQ (noun)

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This is the Klingon Word Of The Day for Monday, November 20, 2006.

Category: Food

Klingon word:   Qaj tlhuQ
Part of Speech: noun 
Definition:     type of food, [kradge] tail 
Source: KGT (225 KE, 243 EK) 
Swedish: ett slags mat, ~kradge~­svans


Additional Notes:
KGT p. 94.  If a dish with a standard preparation technique (a {nay' motlh}, "usual dish") is being offered, asking how it is to be prepared is a demonstration of cultural ignorance.  Thus, in addition to [pipius] claw, questions about {bIreQtagh} ("[bregit] lung"), {targh tIq} ("heart of [targ]"), {raHta'} ("[racht]"), {tlhImqaH} ("[zilm'kach]"), and {Qaj tlhuQ} ("[kradge] tail") should be avoided.  On the other hand, asking whether the {quD} is naturally produced ({burgh quD}) or the artificially produced type ({'un quD}) or specifying whether one prefers {tlhatlh} ("[gladst]") with or without sauce shows both knowledge of and interest in Klingon cuisine.
   

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