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jezve

/ˈd͡ʒɛzveɪ/

jezve noun: a Turkish coffee-pot with a long handle.

jezve: a Turkish coffee-pot with a long handle
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Noun

jezve (plural jezves)

  1. A Turkish coffee-pot with a long handle.
    • As in many countries around the Mediterranean, coffee in Turkey is prepared in long-handled pots called jezve.[2005, Essential Mediterranean, Murdoch Books Pty Limited, →ISBN, page 84
    Synonyms:
    ibrik

jezve meaning in Arabic and Persian

jezve in Arabic

Turkish coffee-pot
رَكْوَة rakwa

jezve in Persian

Turkish coffee-pot
جذوه

Synonyms of jezve

Forms of jezve

pluraljezves
alternative formcezve
alternative formgezve

Origin of jezve

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish جزوه (Turkish cezve), from Arabic جَذْوَة (jaḏwa) or جِذْوَة (jiḏwa, “ember”).

Questions about jezve

What does jezve mean?
Jezve means a Turkish coffee-pot with a long handle.
What is jezve in Arabic?
Jezve in Arabic is رَكْوَة (rakwa). See Jezve meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is jezve?
Jezve is a noun.
How do you pronounce jezve?
Jezve is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒɛzveɪ/.
What is the plural of jezve?
The plural of jezve is jezves.

Words near jezve in the dictionary

  1. Jezo spruce
  2. Jezo spruces
  3. Jezreel
  4. Jezreelite
  5. Jezreelites
  6. jezve
  7. jezves
  8. jezya
  9. jezyah
  10. Jezyca
  11. Jezyka

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