خامورجی

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

  • خمورجی (hamurcu)

Etymology

From خامور (hamur, “dough; paste; yeast, leaven”) +‎ ـجی (-cı, -cu, occupational suffix).

Noun

خامورجی • (hamurcu) (definite accusative خامورجی‌یی (hamurcuyu), plural خامورجیلر (hamurcular))

  1. pastry chef, pastrymaker, patissier, a baker specialized in pastry products
    Near-synonym: بوركجی (börekci)
  2. kneader, a person who kneads dough or any other similar mixture in a bakery

Descendants

  • Turkish: hamurcu
  • →⇒ Armenian: Համուրճյան (Hamurčyan)

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