σιμίτι
Greek edit
Etymology edit
From Ottoman Turkish سمید (simit, “simit, semolina”), from Persian سمید (semid, “semolina”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
σιμίτι • (simíti) n (plural σιμίτια)
- simit, bagel or ring doughnut shaped bread roll covered with sesame seeds
- Synonym: κουλούρι Θεσσαλονίκης (kouloúri Thessaloníkis)
Declension edit
declension of σιμίτι
Derived terms edit
- σιμίτης m (simítis, “simit baker/seller”) (formal, compared to informal σιμιτζής (simitzís))
- σιμιτεργάτης m (simitergátis, “worker in simit manufacture”) (very formal)
- σιμιτεργάτρια f (simitergátria, “worker in simit manufacture”) (very formal)
References edit
- “σιμίτι”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998