tzatziki

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UK/tsæˈtsi.ki/UK/zæˈtsi.ki/UK/sæˈtsi.ki/US/tsɑˈtsi.ki/

noun

An appetizer made from yogurt, cucumber, garlic, olive oil and dill or mint; usually served with pita bread and as a meze

OriginGreek τζατζίκι ← Ottoman Turkish جاجیق →
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Meanings

nountzatziki (usually uncountable, plural tzatzikis)

plural tzatzikis · alternative tzadziki

  1. uncountableusuallyAn appetizer made from yogurt, cucumber, garlic, olive oil and dill or mint; usually served with pita bread and as a meze

    "Twelve gyro supreme platters, six chicken souvlaki, four more with pork, six dolmas, six mezze platters, six Greek salads, eight baklava, and a side of tzatziki!" he said.

    2026, James Patterson and Chris Tebbetts, Dr. Zeus, pages 10-11

Origin

  1. Ottoman Turkishجاجیق
  2. Greekτζατζίκι
  3. Englishtzatziki

From Greek τζατζίκι (tzatzíki), from Ottoman Turkish جاجیق (cacık). Doublet of cacik.

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Translations

Arabic تْسَاسِيكِي, جَاجِيك
  • تْسَاسِيكِي (tsāsīkī)appetizer made from yoghurt
  • جَاجِيك (jājīk)appetizer made from yoghurt
Bulgarian дзадзи́ки, джаджъ́к
  • дзадзи́ки (dzadzíki)appetizer made from yoghurt
  • джаджъ́к (džadžắk)appetizer made from yoghurt
Catalan tzatziki
  • tzatzikiappetizer made from yoghurt
Czech tzatziki
  • tzatzikiappetizer made from yoghurt
Danish tzatziki
  • tzatzikiappetizer made from yoghurt
Finnish tsatsiki
  • tsatsikiappetizer made from yoghurt
French tzatziki
  • tzatzikiappetizer made from yoghurt
German Zaziki, Tsatsiki
  • Zazikiappetizer made from yoghurt
  • Tsatsikiappetizer made from yoghurt
Greek τζατζίκι
  • τζατζίκι (tzatzíki)appetizer made from yoghurt
Hindi त्ज़ात्ज़िकी
  • त्ज़ात्ज़िकी (tzātzikī)appetizer made from yoghurt
Italian tzatziki
  • tzatzikiappetizer made from yoghurt
Japanese ザジキ
  • ザジキ (zajiki)appetizer made from yoghurt
Korean 자지키
  • 자지키 (jajiki)appetizer made from yoghurt
Polish tzatziki, caciki
  • tzatzikiappetizer made from yoghurt
  • cacikiappetizer made from yoghurt
  • cacykiappetizer made from yoghurt
Russian цаци́ки, дзадзи́ки
  • цаци́ки (cacíki)appetizer made from yoghurt
  • дзадзи́ки (dzadzíki)appetizer made from yoghurt
  • тцатци́ки (tcatcíki)appetizer made from yoghurt
  • джаджи́к (džadžík)appetizer made from yoghurt
Spanish zaziki
  • zazikiappetizer made from yoghurt
Swedish tzatziki, tsatsiki
  • tzatzikiappetizer made from yoghurt
  • tsatsikiappetizer made from yoghurt
Turkish cacık, caciki
  • cacıkappetizer made from yoghurt
  • cacikiappetizer made from yoghurt
Ukrainian дзадзи́кі, цаци́кі
  • дзадзи́кі (dzadzýki)appetizer made from yoghurt
  • цаци́кі (cacýki)appetizer made from yoghurt
  • джаджи́к (džadžýk)appetizer made from yoghurt
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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