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A cezve is a pot designed specifically to make Turkish coffee. In Greece, the device is called a briki (μπρίκι). The Greek name is more commonly used in English-speaking countries such as the United States and Australia because of their large Greek immigrant populations. The long handle is particularly useful to avoid burning one's hands, and the brim is designed to serve the coffee. Other regional variations of cezve are: jezve (pronounced: yez-vuh, ĉezve (pronounced: chehz-vuh). This word is also used in Russian d(zh)ezva, along with "turka." Elsewhere, the cezve is known as an ibrik, which is also the most common usage in the United States. Ibrik is Turkish word from Arabic `ibriq in turn a rendition of Persian a:bri:z - a:b water, ri:z (older rêz) a cup.[1] In Turkey, 'ibrik' has another meaning, it is again used for long spouts but used for handling liquids like oil and wine, not for brewing coffee. The same usage is common in Romania.
The "c" in Turkish is pronounced like a "J" in English, making the pronunciation "Jez-veh." The name Cezve is of Arabic origin, but the spelling derives from the Ottoman Turkish spelling in Arabic script as جذوه (read cezve) it is based on Arabic جذوة, meaning a burning log or coal (presumably because the pot was heated on them). In Bosnian it is a long-necked coffee pot, spelt "džezva" and pronounced "d(zh)Ezva."
[edit] Other names
- Raqwa (rakwa) — Rakwa is an Arabic word used in Syria for a small coffee pot of copper, having a long handle (originally a leather bag for water, later a coffee pot).
- Zezwa — The Tunisian name of the Raqwa derived from Cezve.
- Dalla — This is an Arabic word for pot with a long curved spout and handle used for brewing coffee (among Syrian nomads and in some parts of Saudi Arabia).
- Kanaka — The Egyptian Arabic term.
- Finjan — the name used in Israel for the small, long-handled pot used to make "Turki" - strong Turkish coffee.
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[edit] References
- ^ See Stenigass Persian-English dictionary under ibri:q.
