τζιγέρι

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Greek

Alternative forms

τζιέρι (tziéri)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish جكر (ciger, “liver, lung”), from Classical Persian (jigar, “liver”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

τζιγέρι • (tzigéri) n (plural τζιγέρια)

(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: " ate my entrails")
μου 'πρηξε τα τζιγέρια (mou 'prixe ta tzigéria, “I was pestered”) (literally: " swole my entrails")

References

τζιγέρι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

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