tsourekia

English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Greek τσουρέκια (tsourékia), diminutive form of Greek τσουρέκι (tsouréki), from Turkish çörek.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡suˈɹeɪ.kjɑ/

Noun

tsourekia (uncountable)

  1. A (loaf of) a sweet, leavened bread, enriched with egg, similar to brioche.
    • 2015 July 13, Anemona Hartocollis, “Greek Merchants Fear a Way of Life Is Disappearing”, in New York Times‎[1]:
      Over those years, he said, as Billie Holiday’s voice wafted over the sound system, he expanded from selling tsourekia and cookies to ice cream, tarts and a variety of other pastries.

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