Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tsifteteli

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tsifteteli
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sensuous belly dance of Turkish origin, that is found in many of the territories of the former Ottoman Empire, particularly Greece.

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek τσιφτετέλι (tsiftetéli), from Turkish çiftetelli.

Origin

Source language: Turkish

Word Breakdown

Root: çiftetelli

Inflected Forms

tsiftetelia (plural)

Questions

What does tsifteteli mean?: A sensuous belly dance of Turkish origin, that is found in many of the territories of the former Ottoman Empire, particularly Greece.
Where does tsifteteli come from?: It is traced to Turkish.

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