IN GREEK
σμαρίδα
smarida
picarel (small fish)
IN TURKISH
izmarit
izmarit
picarel; cigarette butt
WEAR THE WORD
σμαρίδα in blue ink and izmarit in red, on a T shirt, a tote or a mug.
THE RECORD
- LENT BY, BORROWED BY
- Greek to Turkish
- STARTED IN
- Ancient Greek
- CATEGORY
- Places
- HOW THE MEANING DRIFTED
- Turkish extended the word to mean a cigarette butt; Greek did not.
- NOTES
- Nişanyan covers only izmarit meaning cigarette butt, from Italian smarrito, and does not address the fish sense.
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SOURCES
- General etymological consensus
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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) ‘σμαρίδα / izmarit’, entry 331, Defter ή Tefteri: a ledger of shared Greek and Turkish words. https://defteritefteri.com/en/w/331-smarida/. Accessed [day month year].