soutzouki

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noun

A dry, low-fat, spicy sausage from Greece and Turkey.

OriginGreek σουτζούκι ← Turkish sucuk →
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Meanings

nounsoutzouki (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA dry, low-fat, spicy sausage from Greece and Turkey.
  2. uncountableA jelly prepared from wine must, which has been enriched with walnuts and formed into a roll from Greece.

Origin

  1. Turkishsucuk
  2. Greekσουτζούκι
  3. Englishsoutzouki

Borrowed from Greek σουτζούκι (soutzoúki), from Turkish sucuk (see also: Georgian ჩურჩხელა (čurčxela, “churchkhela”)). Doublet of sujuk.

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APA

soutzouki. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soutzouki

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“soutzouki.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soutzouki. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “soutzouki,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soutzouki.

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