Eleme fig

noun

A superior kind of fig (the fruit).

OriginTurkish eleme →
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Meanings

nounEleme fig (plural Eleme figs)

plural Eleme figs

  1. datedA superior kind of fig (the fruit).

Origin

  1. Turkisheleme“anything sifted and freed from dust or broken parts”
  2. EnglishEleme fig

Borrowed from Turkish eleme (“anything sifted and freed from dust or broken parts”), verbal noun of elemek (“to sift, eliminate”).

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Eleme fig. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eleme%20fig

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Chicago

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