chiftea

Romanian

chiftea

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish كوفته (köfte), from Persian کوفته (kufte), from the verb کوفتن (kuftan, “to beat, to grind”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kifˈte̯a/

Noun

chiftea f (plural chiftele)

1. meatball, kofta

Declension

Declension of chiftea

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) chiftea	chifteaua	(niște) chiftele	chiftelele
genitive/dative	(unei) chiftele	chiftelei	(unor) chiftele	chiftelelor
vocative	chiftea		chiftelelor

Derived terms

• chifteluță