IN GREEK
τσόχα
tsocha
baize, felt cloth, as on card and billiard tables
IN TURKISH
çuha
çuha
broadcloth, woollen cloth
WEAR THE WORD
τσόχα in blue ink and çuha in red, on a T shirt, a tote or a mug.
THE RECORD
- LENT BY, BORROWED BY
- Turkish to Greek
- STARTED IN
- Persian (uncertain)
- CATEGORY
- Clothing
- NOTES
- Nişanyan treats çuha as cognate with Persian čūχa and says its ultimate origin is uncertain.
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SOURCES
- 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) ‘τσόχα / çuha’, entry 398, Defter ή Tefteri: a ledger of shared Greek and Turkish words. https://defteritefteri.com/en/w/398-tsocha/. Accessed [day month year].