cacik

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noun

A Turkish dish made from yoghurt, salt, olive oil, crushed garlic, chopped cucumber, and mint.

OriginTurkish cacık ← Ottoman Turkish جاجیق →
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Meanings

nouncacik (plural caciks)

plural caciks

  1. A Turkish dish made from yoghurt, salt, olive oil, crushed garlic, chopped cucumber, and mint.

Origin

  1. Ottoman Turkishجاجیق
  2. Turkishcacık
  3. Englishcacik

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

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cacik. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cacik

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“cacik.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cacik. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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