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Where does “çörek” come from?

çörek (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish چورك, from Common Turkic čörek — a round loaf of bread.

çörek (Turkish): sweet pastry

Definitions

  1. sweet pastry

Ancestry of “çörek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishچوركsweet bread, brioche
2Common Turkicčöreka round loaf of bread

Words derived from “çörek”

  • tsourekia
  • τσουρέκια
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