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tsourekia

/t͡suˈɹeɪ.kjɑ/

tsourekia noun: a (loaf of) a sweet, leavened bread, enriched with egg, similar to brioche.

Noun

tsourekia (uncountable)

  1. A (loaf of) a sweet, leavened bread, enriched with egg, similar to brioche.
    • Over those years, he said, as Billie Holiday’s voice wafted over the sound system, he expanded from selling tsourekia and cookies to ice cream, tarts and a variety of other pastries.2015 July 13, Anemona Hartocollis, “Greek Merchants Fear a Way of Life Is Disappearing”, in New York Times

Forms of tsourekia

alternative formtsoureki

Origin of tsourekia

Borrowed from Greek τσουρέκια (tsourékia), diminutive form of Greek τσουρέκι (tsouréki), from Turkish çörek.

Questions about tsourekia

What does tsourekia mean?
Tsourekia means a (loaf of) a sweet, leavened bread, enriched with egg, similar to brioche.
What part of speech is tsourekia?
Tsourekia is a noun.
How do you pronounce tsourekia?
Tsourekia is pronounced /t͡suˈɹeɪ.kjɑ/.

Words near tsourekia in the dictionary

  1. tsotsitaal
  2. tsotsitaals
  3. Tsou
  4. Tsouic
  5. tsoureki
  6. tsourekia
  7. tsouris
  8. Tsoy
  9. Tsoying
  10. Tsoys
  11. Tsoyun

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