tsourekia

Meanings

nountsourekia (uncountable)

alternative tsoureki

uncountableA (loaf of) a sweet, leavened bread, enriched with egg, similar to brioche.
Over those years, he said, as Billie Holiday’s voice wafted over the sound system, he expanded from selling tsourekia and cookies to ice cream, tarts and a variety of other pastries.
2015 July 13, Anemona Hartocollis, “Greek Merchants Fear a Way of Life Is Disappearing”, in New York Times

Borrowed from Greek τσουρέκια (tsourékia), diminutive form of Greek τσουρέκι (tsouréki), from Turkish çörek.

More words from Greek, Turkish

Cite this entry

APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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