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PALMIER SUCRE [4 records]

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Record 1 2020-05-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Beverages
  • Restaurant Menus
DEF

A name widely used in Asia and the Middle East for a fiery liquor made, depending on the country, from any of several ingredients including rice, sundry-palm sap and dates.

CONT

In many countries, arrack is strongly flavored with anise seed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Boissons (Industrie de l'alimentation)
  • Menus (Restauration)
DEF

Alcool populaire dans le sud et sud-est de l'Asie [...] élaboré à base de divers ingrédients, selon les régions [:] fruit fermenté, céréales, canne à sucre, sève de palmier ou sève de cocotier.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Bebidas
  • Menú (Restaurantes)
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Record 2 2016-05-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
Universal entry(ies)
Arenga saccharifera
Latin

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Arenga saccharifera
Latin

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
Entrada(s) universal(es)
Arenga saccharifera
Latin
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Record 3 2013-07-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biomass Energy
  • Combustion and Fuels (Fireplaces)
DEF

Fuel of biological origin that is used in liquid form, such as biodiesel and bioethanol, currently manufactured predominantly from food crops including oil-palm, sugar cane, maize, rapeseed, soybeans, and wheat.

Key term(s)
  • liquid bio-fuel

French

Domaine(s)
  • Énergie de la biomasse
  • Combustion et combustibles (Foyers)
DEF

Combustible d’origine biologique utilisé sous forme liquide, comme le biodiesel et le bioéthanol, tiré aujourd’hui principalement de cultures vivrières comprenant le palmier à huile, la canne à sucre, le maïs, le colza, le soja et le blé.

Key term(s)
  • bio-combustible liquide

Spanish

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Record 4 2009-03-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant and Crop Production
  • Agricultural Economics
DEF

A commercial tropical agriculture system which is essentially export-oriented.

OBS

A pantation is a large area of land that is usually privately or government owned and employs resident labor to cultivate a single commercial crop.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cultures (Agriculture)
  • Économie agricole
CONT

Dans le cadre des Empires coloniaux se développe une agriculture spéculative dite «agriculture de plantation», régulée à l'échelle internationale par les grands marchés et la loi du profit. Ainsi apparaît une agriculture de masse, fondée notamment sur les plantes de la Découverte. Les principales cultures de plantation sont les plantes à fibres(coton, jute), à sucre(canne), à huile(arachide, palmier à huile), les fruits tropicaux(banane), les stimulants(thé, café, cacao), l'hévéa, etc.

Spanish

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