τούρτα
Greek
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Etymology
editInherited from Ancient Greek τούρτα (“kind of baked bread”),[1] from Latin turta, perhaps ultimately from Latin tŏrta (“twisted”).
The association with a "round cake" is an influence by the Italian torta.[2]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editτούρτα • (toúrta) f (plural τούρτες)
Declension
editDeclension of τούρτα
Related terms
edit- (diminutive form): τουρτίτσα f (tourtítsa)
See also
edit- γλύκισμα n (glýkisma, “sweet, any kind of dessert”)
- compare with: κέικ n (kéik, “baked cake”)
References
edit- ^ τούρτα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
- ^ τούρτα - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre
Further reading
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