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Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
A compound of حلوا (helva, “halva, a traditional Middle Eastern confection”) + خانه (hâne, “place”).
Noun
حلواخانه • (helvahane)
- sort of large cauldron made of copper in which halva is made
Descendants
Proper noun
حلواخانه • (helvahane)
- 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, Constantinople: Mihran, page 517
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “حلواخانه”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 802