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

Noun

τζάνερο • (tzánero) n (plural τζάνερα)

  1. cherry plum (fruit)

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

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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