τζιγέρι

Greek

Alternative forms

• τζιέρι (tziéri)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

τζιγέρι • (tzigéri) n (plural τζιγέρια)

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

Declension

Declension of τζιγέρι

	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”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998