Etymology

jezve

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Today it means: A Turkish coffee-pot with a long handle. Full definition →

Ottoman Turkish جزوه ← Arabic جَذْوَة
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  1. Arabic · derived fromجَذْوَة
  2. Ottoman Turkish · borrowed fromجزوه
  3. English todayjezve

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish جزوه (Turkish cezve), from Arabic جَذْوَة (jaḏwa) or جِذْوَة (jiḏwa, “ember”).

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