IN GREEK
τέντζερης
tentzeris
cooking pot, saucepan
IN TURKISH
tencere
tencere
cooking pot, saucepan
WEAR THE WORD
τέντζερης in blue ink and tencere in red, on a T shirt, a tote or a mug.
THE RECORD
- LENT BY, BORROWED BY
- Turkish to Greek
- STARTED IN
- Turkish
- CATEGORY
- Household
- NOTES
- Origin of Turkish tencere is uncertain; Arabic and Persian sources have been suggested. Nişanyan gives only cognates in Maghrebi Arabic and Spanish with no source, so the Turkic origin cannot be confirmed.
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SOURCES
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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) ‘τέντζερης / tencere’, entry 148, Defter ή Tefteri: a ledger of shared Greek and Turkish words. https://defteritefteri.com/en/w/148-tentzeris/. Accessed [day month year].