IN GREEK
γιαλαντζί
gialadzi
meatless stuffed vine leaves; bogus or fake (colloquial)
IN TURKISH
yalancı
yalancı
liar; false; counterfeit
WEAR THE WORD
γιαλαντζί in blue ink and yalancı in red, on a T shirt, a tote or a mug.
THE RECORD
- LENT BY, BORROWED BY
- Turkish to Greek
- STARTED IN
- Turkish
- CATEGORY
- Food
- HOW THE MEANING DRIFTED
- Greek uses the word of meatless dolmades or something fake, while Turkish yalancı primarily means liar or false.
- NOTES
- Greek colloquial for figurative sense
COMMENTS
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SOURCES
- Triantafyllidis, Lexiko tis Koinis Neoellinikis, entry γιαλαντζί www.greek-language.gr
Etymologies are checked against the dictionaries and studies listed. An entry is stamped settled only when both the Greek and the Turkish side have been checked. Research for this ledger was compiled with AI assistance and reviewed by the editors.
HOW TO CITE THIS ENTRY
Gold, K. (ed.) (2026) ‘γιαλαντζί / yalancı’, entry 007, Defter ή Tefteri: a ledger of shared Greek and Turkish words. https://defteritefteri.com/en/w/007-gialadzi/. Accessed [day month year].