IN GREEK
φέσι
fesi
fez; colloquially unpaid debt, and γίνομαι φέσι, to get drunk
IN TURKISH
fes
fes
fez
WEAR THE WORD
φέσι in blue ink and fes in red, on a T shirt, a tote or a mug.
THE RECORD
- LENT BY, BORROWED BY
- Turkish to Greek
- STARTED IN
- Arabic
- CATEGORY
- Clothing
- HOW THE MEANING DRIFTED
- Greek developed idioms for debt and drunkenness that Turkish does not share.
- NOTES
- Named after the city of Fez in Morocco.
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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) ‘φέσι / fes’, entry 399, Defter ή Tefteri: a ledger of shared Greek and Turkish words. https://defteritefteri.com/en/w/399-fesi/. Accessed [day month year].