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Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from Greek καραβίδα (karavída), perhaps influenced by dialectal engeç (standard Turkish yengeç (“crab”)) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
engevirt (definite accusative engevirti, plural engevirtler) (dialectal)
- crayfish
- Synonyms: kerevit, tatlısu ıstakozu
- crab
- Synonym: yengeç
Further reading
- “engevirt”, in Türkiye'de halk ağzından derleme sözlüğü [Compilation Dictionary of Popular Speech in Turkey] (in Turkish), Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu, 1963–1982