IN GREEK
γιουβαρλάκια
giouvarlakia
meatball soup with rice, usually in egg and lemon sauce
IN TURKISH
yuvarlak
yuvarlak
round; a round thing
WEAR THE WORD
γιουβαρλάκια in blue ink and yuvarlak 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
- Turkish yuvarlak is an adjective meaning round; Greek uses the plural as the name of a meatball and rice soup.
- NOTES
- Greek headword normally appears in the plural.
COMMENTS
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SOURCES
- Nişanyan Sözlük (checked online)
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) ‘γιουβαρλάκια / yuvarlak’, entry 010, Defter ή Tefteri: a ledger of shared Greek and Turkish words. https://defteritefteri.com/en/w/010-giouvarlakia/. Accessed [day month year].