زیجک

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Persian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Unknown; presumably related to زویج (zevij, zavij), زونیج (zevanij), زونج (zevanj, sausage). Nişanyan argues a Turkic origin, see more in sucuk.[1]

Noun

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زیجک (zijak)[1]

  1. food made from animal intestines, sausages

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “زیجك”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul