tsourekia
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Greek τσουρέκια (tsourékia), from Turkish çörek.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /t͡su.ˈɹe.cja/
Noun
tsourekia (plural tsoureki)
- A sweet, braided bread, enriched with egg, similar to brioche
- 2015 July 13, Anemona Hartocollis, “Greek Merchants Fear a Way of Life Is Disappearing”, in New York Times:
- 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.
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