τζιγέρι
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Greek[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- τζιέρι (tziéri)
Etymology[edit]
From Ottoman Turkish جگر (ciger, “liver, lung”), which is from Persian جگر (jegar, “liver”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
τζιγέρι • (tzigéri) n (plural τζιγέρια)
- (colloquial) viscera, entrails of an animal, consumed as food
Declension[edit]
declension of τζιγέρι
Derived terms[edit]
- τζιγεροσαρμάς m (tzigerosarmás, “sarma containing lung, liver, intestines”)
- μου 'φαγε τα τζιγέρια (mou 'fage ta tzigéria, “I was pestered”) (literally: "[they] ate my entrails")
- μου 'πρηξε τα τζιγέρια (mou 'prixe ta tzigéria, “I was pestered”) (literally: "[they] swole my entrails")
References[edit]
- τζιγέρι - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.