τζιγέρι

Greek

Alternative forms

τζιέρι (tziéri)

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish جگر (ciger, “liver, lung”), which is from Persian (jegar, “liver”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /d͡ziˈʝeɾi/
Hyphenation: τζι‧γέ‧ρι

Noun

τζιγέρι • (tzigéri) n (plural τζιγέρια)

(colloquial) viscera, entrails of an animal, consumed as food

Declension

declension of τζιγέρι

case \ number	singular	plural
nominative	τζιγέρι •	τζιγέρια •
genitive	τζιγεριού •	τζιγεριών •
accusative	τζιγέρι •	τζιγέρια •
vocative	τζιγέρι •	τζιγέρια •

Derived terms

τζιγεροσαρμάς m (tzigerosarmás, “sarma containing lung, liver, intestines”)
μου 'φαγε τα τζιγέρια (mou 'fage ta tzigéria, “I was pestered”) (literally: "[they] ate my entrails")
μου 'πρηξε τα τζιγέρια (mou 'prixe ta tzigéria, “I was pestered”) (literally: "[they] swole my entrails")

References

τζιγέρι - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.

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