حلواخانه

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

A compound of حلوا (helva, “halva, a traditional Middle Eastern confection”) +‎ خانه (hâne, “place”).

Noun

حلواخانه • (helvahane)

1. sort of large cauldron made of copper in which halva is made

Descendants

• Turkish: helvahane

Proper noun

حلواخانه • (helvahane)

1. Ottoman royal confectionery, a section of the Ottoman royal kitchen where halva and various confectionery were made

Further reading

• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010) “helvahane”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “helvahane”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 1929
• Kélékian, Diran (1911) “حلواخانه”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎^[1], Constantinople: Mihran, page 517
• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “حلواخانه”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[2], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 802