jezve

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/ˈd͡ʒɛzveɪ/

noun

A Turkish coffee-pot with a long handle.

Similar
ibrik
OriginOttoman Turkish جزوه ← Arabic جَذْوَة →
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Meanings

nounjezve (plural jezves)

plural jezves · alternative cezve · alternative gezve

  1. A Turkish coffee-pot with a long handle.

    As in many countries around the Mediterranean, coffee in Turkey is prepared in long-handled pots called jezve.

    [2005, Essential Mediterranean, Murdoch Books Pty Limited, →ISBN, page 84

    Synonyms: ibrik

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA Turkish coffee-pot with a long handle.

Similar
ibrik

Origin

  1. Arabicجَذْوَة
  2. Ottoman Turkishجزوه
  3. Englishjezve

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

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Translations

Arabic رَكْوَة
  • رَكْوَة (rakwa)Turkish coffee-pot
Bulgarian джезве
  • джезве (džezve)Turkish coffee-pot
Czech džezva
  • džezvaTurkish coffee-pot
Dutch cezve
  • cezveTurkish coffee-pot
French zazoua, cezve
  • zazouaTurkish coffee-pot
  • cezveTurkish coffee-pot
Greek μπρίκι
  • μπρίκι (bríki)Turkish coffee-pot
Hebrew פינג׳אן
  • פינג׳אןTurkish coffee-pot
Hungarian dzsezva
  • dzsezvaTurkish coffee-pot
Lithuanian džiazvà
  • džiazvàTurkish coffee-pot
Persian جذوه
  • جذوهTurkish coffee-pot
Polish dżezwa
  • dżezwaTurkish coffee-pot
Romanian ibric
  • ibricTurkish coffee-pot
Russian джезва, ту́рка
  • джезва (džezva)Turkish coffee-pot
  • ту́рка (túrka)Turkish coffee-pot
Turkish cezve
  • cezveTurkish coffee-pot
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jezve,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jezve.

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