тефтели

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Russian

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Etymology

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Via Yiddish from Romanian chifteluțe, plural of chifteluță, derivative of chiftea, from Ottoman Turkish كوفته (köfte), from Persian کوفته (kufte).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈtʲeftʲɪlʲɪ]
  • IPA(key): [tʲɪfˈtʲelʲɪ] (much more common)
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Noun

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те́фтели or тефте́ли (téfteli or teftélim inan pl (genitive те́фтелей or тефте́лей, plural only)

  1. meatballs, koftas

Declension

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See also

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