macuncu
Turkish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish معجونجی (maʼcuncu, “maker or seller of electuaries”), equivalent to macun (“paste; putty; electuary”) + -cu.
Noun edit
macuncu (definite accusative macuncuyu, plural macuncular)
- maker, seller or eater of medicated sugars or electuaries
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “macuncu”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 2998