τσουρέκι

Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish چورك (çörek, “round bread”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡suˈɾe.ci/
  • Hyphenation: τσου‧ρέ‧κι

Noun

τσουρέκι • (tsouréki) n (plural τσουρέκια)

  1. tsoureki (sweet, leavened bread, enriched with egg and butter, similar to brioche)

Declension

Declension of τσουρέκι
singular plural
nominative τσουρέκι (tsouréki) τσουρέκια (tsourékia)
genitive τσουρεκιού (tsourekioú) τσουρεκιών (tsourekión)
accusative τσουρέκι (tsouréki) τσουρέκια (tsourékia)
vocative τσουρέκι (tsouréki) τσουρέκια (tsourékia)

Derived terms

  • (diminutive) τσουρεκάκι n (tsourekáki)

See also

  • see: βασιλόπιτα f (vasilópita) (for New Year), χριστόψωμο n (christópsomo), λαμπρόψωμο n (lamprópsomo) (for Easter), and λαμπροκούλουρο n (lamprokoúlouro) (for Easter)

Further reading

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