προυχάγκι

Cappadocian Greek

Alternative forms

• προχάγκι (prochágki)

Etymology

Borrowed from Armenian փողրանք (pʻoġrankʻ), dialectal form of փողրակ (pʻoġrak).

Noun

προυχάγκι (prouchágki)

1. a conduit leading from the bottom of the tandoor to open air

References

• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “փող”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
• Karolídis, Pávlos (1885) Γλωσσάριον συγκριτικόν ελληνοκαππαδοκικών λέξεων (in Greek), Smyrna: O Týpos, page 208