Meanings
nounsujuk (countable and uncountable, plural sujuks)
plural sujuks · alternative soudjouk
- countableuncountableA dry, spicy sausage of Ottoman Turkish origin that is popular in the Middle East, Central Asia and Southeastern Europe and, to a lesser extent, in other regions that used to be part of the Ottoman Empire. It consists of ground meat (usually beef) mixed with spices including cumin, sumac, garlic, salt, and red pepper, fed into a sausage casing and allowed to dry for several weeks.
- countableuncountableA sausage-shaped confection, made from walnuts sewn onto a string, and dipped in thickened grape must and dried.
Synonyms: churchkhela, soutzoukos
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA sausage-shaped confection, made from walnuts sewn onto a string, and dipped in thickened grape must and dried.
Similar
churchkhelasoutzoukos
Also see
Origin
- Turkishsucuk
- Englishsujuk
From Turkish sucuk. Doublet of soutzouki.
More words from Turkish
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic سُجُق
- سُجُق (sujuq)type of sausage
Bulgarian суджу́к, ба́лсуджу́к
- суджу́к (sudžúk)type of sausage
- ба́лсуджу́к (bálsudžúk)confection
- мъстеница (măstenica)confection
French soudjouk
- soudjouktype of sausage
Greek σουτζούκι, σουτζούκι
- σουτζούκι (soutzoúki)type of sausage
- σουτζούκι (soutzoúki)confection
Polish sucuk, sudżuk
- sucuktype of sausage
- sudżuktype of sausage
Romanian sugiuc, ghiuden
- sugiuctype of sausage
- ghiudentype of sausage
- sugiucconfection
Russian суджу́к, суджу́к
- суджу́к (sudžúk)type of sausage
- суджу́к (sudžúk)confection
- чурчхе́ла (čurčxéla)confection
Turkish sucuk, sucuk
- sucuktype of sausage
- sucukconfection
- cevizli sucukconfection
Ukrainian суджу́к
- суджу́к (sudžúk)type of sausage
Urdu سُجُق
- سُجُق (sujuq)type of sausage
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