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So-called because during the European explorations of the Middle East it was endemic to Baghdad, whereas unknown to other areas of the Middle East. The equivalent Arabic حَبَّة بَغْدَاد (ḥabba(t) baḡdād) was then only invented by Arabic-speaking foreigners.
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Baghdad boil. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Baghdad%20boil
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“Baghdad boil.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Baghdad%20boil. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Baghdad boil,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Baghdad%20boil.
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