Turkish word for soup, particularly referring to various traditional Turkish soups. Also an acronym for Common Object Request Broker Architecture in computing.
From Turkish 'çorba', borrowed from Persian 'shurba' meaning 'soup' or 'broth'. The word spread throughout the Ottoman Empire and remains common in Balkan and Middle Eastern cuisines.
The word 'corba' traveled along the Silk Road, appearing in cuisines from Turkey to the Balkans, each culture adding its own twist to both the word and the dish. Interestingly, the same four letters now represent cutting-edge computer architecture, showing how globalization creates unexpected linguistic coincidences.
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