IN GREEK
τσιφτετέλι
tsifteteli
belly dance style and its rhythm
IN TURKISH
çiftetelli
çiftetelli
dance and rhythm of the same name
WEAR THE WORD
τσιφτετέλι in blue ink and çiftetelli in red, on a T shirt, a tote or a mug.
THE RECORD
- LENT BY, BORROWED BY
- Turkish to Greek
- STARTED IN
- Turkish
- CATEGORY
- Music and feeling
- NOTES
- Turkish compound çifte, pair (from Persian), and tel, string. Nişanyan has no entry for çiftetelli and redirects to çifte, which it gives as Persian cufta.
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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) ‘τσιφτετέλι / çiftetelli’, entry 377, Defter ή Tefteri: a ledger of shared Greek and Turkish words. https://defteritefteri.com/en/w/377-tsifteteli/. Accessed [day month year].