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tsifteteli

tsifteteli noun: a sensuous belly dance of Turkish origin, that is found in many of the territories of the former Ottoman Empire, particularly Greece.

Noun

tsifteteli (plural tsiftetelia)

  1. A sensuous belly dance of Turkish origin, that is found in many of the territories of the former Ottoman Empire, particularly Greece.

Forms of tsifteteli

pluraltsiftetelia

Origin of tsifteteli

Borrowed from Greek τσιφτετέλι (tsiftetéli), from Turkish çiftetelli.

Questions about tsifteteli

What does tsifteteli mean?
Tsifteteli means a sensuous belly dance of Turkish origin, that is found in many of the territories of the former Ottoman Empire, particularly Greece.
What part of speech is tsifteteli?
Tsifteteli is a noun.
What is the plural of tsifteteli?
The plural of tsifteteli is tsiftetelia.

Words near tsifteteli in the dictionary

  1. tshwrs
  2. TSI
  3. TSIA
  4. tsien
  5. Tsienkiang
  6. tsifteteli
  7. tsiftetelia
  8. tsigane
  9. tsiganes
  10. tsiganology
  11. Tsikhan

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