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ENTRY 089 · FOOD · GREEK TO TURKISHΕΞΟΦΛΗΘΗ · ÖDENDİ
IN GREEK

φασόλι

fasoli

bean

IN TURKISH

fasulye

fasulye

bean

φασόλιfasulye

WEAR THE WORD

φασόλι in blue ink and fasulye in red, on a T shirt, a tote or a mug.

THE RECORD

LENT BY, BORROWED BY
Greek to Turkish
STARTED IN
Greek
CATEGORY
Food

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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) ‘φασόλι / fasulye’, entry 089, Defter ή Tefteri: a ledger of shared Greek and Turkish words. https://defteritefteri.com/en/w/089-fasoli/. Accessed [day month year].