Every day we use a bunch of words which are Turkish, and likely to not know their origin and the corresponding Greek concept.
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WHACK (bum),
ALLEY (open space),
ΑΓΑΣ (overbearing-bossy),
ΑΓΙΑΖΙ (morning or night cold), YOGURT (curd),
POCKET (pocket),
CEILING (roof),
FIREPLACE (hearth),
BOAT (boat),
MELTEMI (wind year),
ΜΑÎΑΒΗΣ (vegetable seller),
ΜΠΑΚΑΛΗΣ (grocer),
FUN (fun),
– It was (brawl),
CHEER (mood),
SAKE (sake),
ÎΤΕΡΤΙ (sorrow),
ÎΤΑΒΑÎΤΟΥΡΙ (confusion),
JOB (καπνοσÏÏιγγα),
[Piano music plays] (butcher’s shop),
CUPBOARD (wardrobe),
ΔΕΡΒΕÎΙ (musty),
ΜΠΑΙΡΑΚΙ (flag),
ΤΣΟΜΠΑÎΗΣ (shepherd-pastor),
VEST (πεÏιθωÏάκιον),
NEWS (ad-news),
ΓΙΑΠΙ (construction),
ΓΙΑΚΑΣ (collar),
ΓΙΑΡΜΑΣ (peach),
ΓΙÎΑΤΙ (stubbornness),
ΓΙΟΥΡΟΥΣΙ (attack),
ΓΚΕΜΙ (bridle),
Good LUCK (luck),
ΓΡΟΥΣΟΥΖΗΣ (bad luck),
ΓΚΑΙÎΤΑ (askavlos),
ΕΡΓΕÎΗΣ (unmarried),
ZAMÄ€NIA (a long time),
ΖΑΡΖΑΒΑΤΙΚΑ (vegetables),
BARELY (difficulty),
, Uh, hyacinth (hyacinth),
SHELL (shell),
ΚΑΒΟΥΡΔΙΖΩ(φÏυγανίζω-deep-fry),
CAULDRON (boiler),
ΚΑΣΜΑΣ (pick-hoe),
ΚΑΛΕΜΙ (stylus),
CAST (matrix-model),
ΚΑΛΠΙΚΟΣ (cross),
COVER (cover – cover),
ΚΑΡΑΟΥΛΙ (guard-guard),
WATERMELON (υδÏοπÎπων),
ΚΟΥΒΑΣ (a bucket-urn),
DIPS FOR DIPS (altogether),
GOAT (εÏίφι-goat),
The belle of the ball (unexpected finding),
Minced meat (finely chopped meat),
KIOSKI (kiosk),
Knack of it (ease comfort),
ΚΟΛΑΟΥΖΟΣ (driver),
ΚΟΠΙΤΣΑ (buckle),
ΚΟΤΖΑΜ (huge,-huge),
ΚΟΤΣΑÎΙ (stem),ΚΑΦΑΣΙ (box),
ΚΟΤΣΙ (ankle),
ΚΟΥΒΑΡÎΤΑΣ (generous-generous),
Piggy bank (money pot),
VICE (defect-drawback),
ΚΟΥΤΟΥΡΟΥ (foolishly-recklessly),
ΛΑΓΟΥΜΙ (sewer-a sewer),
ΛΑΠΑΣ (porridge),
LEVENTIS (brave-ευσταλής),
ΛΕΚΕΣ (stain),
ΛΕΛΕΚΙ (stork),
LUKI (water pipe),
MAYA (love sourdough-ζυθοζÏμη),
ΜΑΓΚΑΛΙ (Ï€ÏÏαυνο),
ΜΑΓΚΟΥΦΗΣ (desert),
ΜΑΙÎΤΑÎΟΣ (parsley-μακεδονίσι),
ΜΑÎΤΖΟΥÎΙ (medicine),
BARGE (barge),
ΜΑΡΑΖΙ (tbc),
CONTRAPTION (small tool),
Main reason. (small wood),
ΜΑΧΑΛΑΣ (district),
ΜΕΖΕΣ (appetizers),
ΜΕÎΤΕΣΕΣ (faucet),
ΜΕÎΕΞΕΣ (fragrant flower),
ΜΕΡΑΚΙ (lust),
ΜΕΡΕΜΕΤΙ (repair-fix),
ΜΟΥΣΑΜΑΣ (waxed-waterproof fabric),
ΜΟΥΣΑΦΙΡΗΣ(guest-guest),
ΜΠΑΓΙΑΤΙΚΟ (non-fresh),
ΜΠΑΓΛΑΡΩÎΩ (truss-lock),
ΜΠΑΛΤΑΣ (chipper),
ΜΠΑΜΙΑ (hibiscus the edible),
DAD (father)
BABALIS(the very old),
ΜΠΑΞΕΣ (orchard-garden),
POWDER (gunpowder),
ΜΠΑΤΖΑΚΙ (tibia-strands),
ΜΠΑΤΖΑÎΑΚΗΣ (σÏγαμπÏος-sister-in-law),
ΜΠΑΤΙΡΙΣΑ(πτωχεÏω-go broke),
SPICE (aromatic flavouring),
ΜΠΕΚΡΗΣ (sot),
IT(discomfort),
ΠΟΥΣΤΗΣ-ΜΠΙÎΕΣ (a sexual deviant-carnal),
PAINT (paint-color),
ΜΠΟΓΙΑΤΖΗΣ (painter)
BOY (stature-height),
ΜΠΟΛΙΚΟΣ (abundant),
MELONS (vegetable garden),
ΜΠΟΣΙΚΟΣ (loose),
A spark plug (ice-cold),
– Show people (horde-naughty crowd),
ΜΠΟΥΛΟΥΚΟΣ (well-fed chubby),
ΜΠΟΥÎΤΑΛΑΣ (fool-fool),
DUNGEON (jail),
ΜΠΟΥΡΙ (καπνοσωλήνας),
BORA (storm)
THIGH (thigh),
ΜΠΟΥΧΤΙΣΜΑ (saturation),
NAZIS (κάμωμα-vanity),
ÎΤΑΜΑΡΙ (vein-quarry),
ÎΤΑΜΠΛΑΣ (apoplexy),
NANNY (nurse-nurse),
ÎΤΑΡΑΒΕΡΙ (transaction-purchase and sale),
ÎΤΕΛΑΛΗΣ (διαλαλητής),
ÎΤΕΛΗΣ (mad),
ÎΤΙΒΑÎΙ (bed),
ÎΤΟΥΒΑΡΙ (wall),
ÎΤΟΥΜΑÎΙ (haze-smoke),
DOUNIAS (world-humanity),
MARKET (market-making),
ΠΑÎΤΖΑΡΙ (beetroot-beet),
ΠΑΤΖΟΥΡΙ (shutter),
SHOE (shoe),
LEDGE (under doors),
ΠΙΛΑΦΙ (rice),
ΡΑΧΑΤΙ (quiet)
ΣΑΚΑΤΗΣ (disabled),
ΣΑΜΑΤΑΣ (noise),
CHEST (box),
ΣΕΡΤΙΚΟ (bitter, heavy),
CROWD (guild, social class),
ΣΙÎΤΡΙΒΑÎΙ(jet),
SYRUP (viscous sugar solution),
Really good (intelligent),
ΣΟΥΓΙΑΣ (knife),
ΡΟΥΣΦΕΤΙ (gratuitous service),
PLASTER (plaster),
THEE (origin-gender),
ALLEY (street),
STOVE (heater),
Look like (shape-shape),
ΤΑΜΠΛΑΣ (apoplexy-heart attack),
BROKE (without money),
ΤΑΡΑΜΑΣ (roe),
ASHTRAY (ashtray),
ΤΑΧΙÎΙ (ground sesame seeds),
GRIDDLE (cooking utensil),
ΤΕΚΕΣ (joint),
ΤΕÎΕΚΕΣ (container),
ΤΕΜΠΕΛΗΣ (lazy-lazy),
ΤΕΡΤΙΠΙ (trick-scam),
ΤΕΦΑΡΙΚΙ (exquisite-masterpiece),
HANDBOOK(ledger),
GLASS (glass-glass),
FOR nothing (free of charge),
ΤΖΑÎΑΜΠΕΤΗΣ (crabby-crabby),
TOPI (ball),
ΤΟΥΛΟΥΜΙ (sac),
ΤΟΥΛΟΥΜΠΑ (pump),
ΤΟΥΜΠΕΚΙ (silence),
ΤΡΑΜΠΑ (exchange),
ΤΣΑΙΡΙ (meadow-pasture),
RASCAL (as),
D. (blue-eyed),
ΤΣΑΚΜΑΚΙ (lighter),
BAG (leather case),
ΤΣΑÎΤΙΡΙ (scene),
ΤΣΑΠΑΤΣΟΥΛΗΣ (a lousy housekeeper-sloppy),
ΤΣΑΡΚΑ (raid-wandering),
ΤΣΑÎΤΙΖΩ (all riled up-no offense),
ΤΣΑΧΠΙÎΗΣ(trickster-cunning),
ΤΣΙΓΚΕΛΙ(grappling hook-an iron hook),
ΤΣΙΦΟΥΤΗΣ-TSINGOUNIS (miser),
HIRED (following),
Wee-wee(urine),
ΤΣΙΦΤΗΣ (perfect-fit),
SACK (sack),
ΤΣΟΥΛΟΥΦΙ (bundle of hair),
ΤΖΟΓΛΑÎΙ (new)
ΤΣΟΠΑÎΗΣ (shepherd)
ΦΑΡΑΣΙ (shovel-garbologist),
ΦΑΡΣΙ (perfect fluent),
CUP (cup),
ΦΥÎΤΑÎΙ(nursery),
Peanut disappear (πιστάκη),
FUSE (fuse),
ΦΟΥΚΑΡΑΣ (poor-miserable),
ΦΟΥÎΤΟΥΚΙ (λεπτοκάÏυο-λευτόκαÏο),
LOAF of (bread),
XABOYZA(water tank),
A FEW (pleasure),
ΧΑΛΑΛΙΖΩ (I forgive you),
CARPET (terrible),
CARPET (carpet),
ΧΑΛΚΑΣ (link),
ΧΑΜΑΛΗΣ(porter),
CHANI (inn),
PILL (καταπότι),
ΧΑΡΑΜΙ (unfairly),
ΧΑΡΜΑÎΗΣ (χασισοπότης),
MONEY (small amount),
ΧΑΒΑΣ (musician purpose)
ΧΑΦΙΕΣ(snitch),
ΧΟΥΖΟΥΡΕΜΑ (rest),
ΧΟΥΙ (whim),
ΧΟΥÎΕΡΙ (hero-deception).
What are the Turkish words that we use daily
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