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ENTRY 037 · FOOD · GREEK TO TURKISHΕΞΟΦΛΗΘΗ · ÖDENDİ
IN GREEK

μανιτάρι

manitari

mushroom; fungus

IN TURKISH

mantar

mantar

mushroom; fungus; also cork or slang for a lie

μανιτάριmantar

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THE RECORD

LENT BY, BORROWED BY
Greek to Turkish
STARTED IN
Greek
CATEGORY
Food
HOW THE MEANING DRIFTED
Turkish mantar additionally means cork and may mean a made up story.

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SOURCES

  1. Rona & Dedes (2007), Languages in Contact: Greek Loanwords in Turkish, Journal of Turkish Studies 31/II, p. 190 makale.isam.org.tr
  2. 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) ‘μανιτάρι / mantar’, entry 037, Defter ή Tefteri: a ledger of shared Greek and Turkish words. https://defteritefteri.com/en/w/037-manitari/. Accessed [day month year].