IN GREEK
κουσούρι
kousouri
flaw; defect; bad habit
IN TURKISH
kusur
kusur
defect; fault; shortfall
WEAR THE WORD
κουσούρι in blue ink and kusur in red, on a T shirt, a tote or a mug.
THE RECORD
- LENT BY, BORROWED BY
- Turkish to Greek
- STARTED IN
- Arabic
- CATEGORY
- Other
- HOW THE MEANING DRIFTED
- Greek additionally denotes a recurrent bad habit.
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SOURCES
- Triantafyllidis, Λεξικό της Κοινής Νεοελληνικής, entry κουσούρι www.greek-language.gr
- Nişanyan Sözlük, entry kusur www.nisanyansozluk.com
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) ‘κουσούρι / kusur’, entry 411, Defter ή Tefteri: a ledger of shared Greek and Turkish words. https://defteritefteri.com/en/w/411-kousouri/. Accessed [day month year].