τζάνερο
Greek
Alternative forms
- τζένερο (tzénero), τζανερίκι (tzaneríki)
Etymology
From analysis of the earlier form τζανερίκι (tzaneríki) (now dialectal) as τζάνερο (tzánero)+-ίκι (-íki, “diminutive suffix”); in fact from Ottoman Turkish جان اریكی (can eriği, “cherry plum”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈd͡za.ne.ɾo/
- Hyphenation: τζά‧νε‧ρο
Declension
Synonyms
- κορόμηλο n (korómilo) (common)
- ερίκι n (eríki) (dialectal, Constantinopolitan)
- κούμπουλο n (koúmpoulo) (dialectal, Epirus)
- αβράμηλο n (avrámilo) (dialectal, Thrace, Corfu, Cyprus)
- νεράμπουλο n (nerámpoulo) (dialectal, Chios)
- βαρδάσα f (vardása), βαρδάτσα f (vardátsa), βαρδάσι n (vardási) (dialectal, Ionian isles)
Coordinate terms
- see: δαμάσκηνο n (damáskino, “plum”)
Derived terms
- ο γονιός τρώει το τζάνερο και το παιδί μουδιάζει (o goniós tróei to tzánero kai to paidí moudiázei, “proverb signifying someone suffering due to actions of their ancestors”) (literally: the parent eats the cherry plum and the child feels the numbness [of the tongue])
References
- τζάνερο - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
- Nikos Sarantakos (2013) “Κεφ. 14–Το φρούτο από τη Συρία”, in Οπωροφόρες λέξεις (in Greek), Athens: Κλειδάριθμος, →ISBN
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