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Guvech is the Turkish generic word for "Casserole ". It is a dish and at the same time the earthenare cooking pot where it is cook. Guvech is also spelled Güveç.

Gyeta is another name for Gaeta, a small Italian olive, with flavor reminiscent of a Kalamata; purple-black flesh.
Galathee refers to a species of shellfish similar to the freshwater crayfish. It comes from the family of Galathee Grele which is common on the European shores of the Atlantic and in the Mediterranean, Galathee is prepared the same way as lobster and crayfish.

Gelateria is an Italian word which refers to an ice-cream shop. In Italian ice cream shops, they serve all kinds of ice-creams, and according to the main characteristics of each Gelateria, ice-creams can vary from the most traditional to the most extravagant ones. There also are Gelateria/Pasticceria shops in Italy, these shops not only serve/sell ice cream, but pastries as well. Pasticceria means "pastry shop" selling all kinds of pastries, such as cakes, cookies or biscuits, etc.

Deutsch: Gramm / Español: Gramo / Português: Grama / Français: Gramme / Italiano: Grammo /

Gram refer to e chickpeas or other legumes used as food, such as black gram, bengal gram, channa dal, etc. Gram is also a unit of measure of weight often used for dosages. There are 1,000 milligrams (mg) in 1 gram, and 28.35 grams in an ounce. Gram originated from the Portuguese grao, from Latin granum "grain".

Grous which is also known as Groux refers to Breton name of the thick gruel made from buckwheat flour. Breton is a Celtic language spoken in Brittany in the northwest of France. Presently, the Breton buckwheat tradition still survives , although most of the grain is now imported from Canada, where Buckwheat known as Ble Noir is grown by Breton expats who migrated to Canada