Etymology

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Today it means: A Turkish dessert resembling rice pudding, coloured yellow with saffron. Full definition →

Ottoman Turkish زرده ← Persian زرد
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  1. Persian · derived fromزرد“yellow”
  2. Ottoman Turkish · derived fromزرده“zerde”
  3. English todayzerde

From Ottoman Turkish زرده (zerde, “zerde”), from Persian زرد (zard, “yellow”).

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