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sujuk

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
su-juk
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A dry, spicy sausage of Ottoman Turkish origin that is popular in the Middle East, Central Asia and Southeastern Europe and, to a lesser extent, in other regions that used to be part of the Ottoman Empire. It consists of ground meat (usually beef) mixed with spices including cumin, sumac, garlic, salt, and red pepper, fed into a sausage casing and allowed to dry for several weeks.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A sausage-shaped confection, made from walnuts sewn onto a string, and dipped in thickened grape must and dried.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Turkish sucuk. Doublet of soutzouki.

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Food.

Inflected Forms

sujuks (plural) soudjouk (alternative)

Synonyms

churchkhela soutzoukos

Questions

What does sujuk mean?
A dry, spicy sausage of Ottoman Turkish origin that is popular in the Middle East, Central Asia and Southeastern Europe and, to a lesser extent, in other regions that used to be part of the Ottoman Empire. It consists of ground meat (usually beef) mixed with spices including cumin, sumac, garlic, salt, and red pepper, fed into a sausage casing and allowed to dry for several weeks.
Where does sujuk come from?
From Turkish sucuk. Doublet of soutzouki.

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