čardak
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Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish چارطاق, from Persian چارطاق (čârtâq, “vault”), a compound of چار (čâr, “four”) + طاق (tâq, “arch”).
Pronunciation
Noun
čȁrdāk m (Cyrillic spelling ча̏рда̄к)
- (architecture, regional) an old typical house in the Balkans
- Synonym: ljetnikovac
- attic, garret, loft
- Synonym: čardaklija
- (architecture, historical) watchtower
- Synonym: promatračnica
- granary (especially for corn)
Further reading
- “čardak”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024