Etymology

cacik

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Today it means: A Turkish dish made from yoghurt, salt, olive oil, crushed garlic, chopped cucumber, and mint. Full definition →

Turkish cacık ← Ottoman Turkish جاجیق
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  1. Ottoman Turkish · derived fromجاجیق
  2. Turkish · borrowed fromcacık
  3. English todaycacik

From Turkish cacık, from Ottoman Turkish جاجیق (cacık). Doublet of tzatziki.

Words from the same roots

Ottoman Turkishجاجیق all →

tzatziki

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