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cig kofte

/t͡ʃiː ˈkɔːftə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cig kofte
IPA
/t͡ʃiː ˈkɔːftə/
18
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An Anatolian dish made from raw ground meat (often lamb or beef), bulgur, onion, tomato paste, hot red pepper paste, and urfa biber, wrapped in lettuce.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Turkish çiğ köfte (literally “raw meatball”).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /t͡ʃiː ˈkɔːftə/

Inflected Forms

chee kofta (alternative) chee kufta (alternative) chee kofte (alternative) chi kofte (alternative) chi kofta (alternative) cig kofta (alternative) çiğ köfte (alternative)

Phrases

steak tartare

Frequently Paired Words

steak tartare

Questions

How do you pronounce cig kofte?
The recorded pronunciation is /t͡ʃiː ˈkɔːftə/.
What does cig kofte mean?
An Anatolian dish made from raw ground meat (often lamb or beef), bulgur, onion, tomato paste, hot red pepper paste, and urfa biber, wrapped in lettuce.
Where does cig kofte come from?
Borrowed from Turkish çiğ köfte (literally “raw meatball”).

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