σιμίτι
Greek
editEtymology
editFrom Ottoman Turkish سمید (simit, “simit, semolina”), from Persian سمید (semid, “semolina”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editσιμίτι • (simíti) n (plural σιμίτια)
- simit, bagel or ring doughnut shaped bread roll covered with sesame seeds
- Synonym: κουλούρι Θεσσαλονίκης (kouloúri Thessaloníkis)
Declension
editDeclension 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 at the Centre for the Greek language