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Boma refers to an open thatched structure used for dinners, entertainment and parties in South Africa. Boma is pronounced "bow-mah".

Buccellato refers to Italian cake with a filling of figs and nuts.

Balam refers to the variety of long-grained rice from the Bangladesh district of Barishal which is much prized for its taste.

Bangal refers to a person from East-Bengal, now in Bangladesh. Bangal is also called Bengali which is a language native to the region of eastern South Asia known as Bengal, which is composed of present day Bangladesh, the Indian state of West Bengal, and parts of the Indian states of Tripura and Assam.

Bara which is also called Bora refers to Bengali dish of round balls of fish or vegetables and which are usually deep-fried.

Bhabra refers to a Bengali savory snack made with spiced ground fermented chickpeas flour in oil. Bhabra is used to be fairly common in parts of rural West-Bengal.

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