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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Greek τσουρέκια (tsourékia), diminutive form of Greek τσουρέκι (tsouréki), from Turkish çörek.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /t͡suˈɹeɪ.kjɑ/
Noun
tsourekia (uncountable)
- A (loaf of) a sweet, leavened bread, enriched with egg, similar to brioche.
2015 July 13, Anemona Hartocollis, “Greek Merchants Fear a Way of Life Is Disappearing”, in New York Times:Over those years, he said, as Billie Holiday’s voice wafted over the sound system, he expanded from selling tsourekia and cookies to ice cream, tarts and a variety of other pastries.
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