zerde

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noun

A Turkish dessert resembling rice pudding, coloured yellow with saffron.

OriginOttoman Turkish زرده ← Persian زرد →
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Meanings

nounzerde (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA Turkish dessert resembling rice pudding, coloured yellow with saffron.

Origin

  1. Persianزرد“yellow”
  2. Ottoman Turkishزرده“zerde”
  3. Englishzerde

From Ottoman Turkish زرده (zerde, “zerde”), from Persian زرد (zard, “yellow”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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