بوركجی

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

    From بورك (börek, pie, pastry) +‎ ـجی (-ci, -cü, occupational suffix).

    Noun

    بوركجی • (börekci)

    1. pastry chef, piemaker, a baker specialized in making pastries, pies, patties and tarts
      Near-synonym: خامورجی (hamurcu)
    Derived terms
    • بوركجیلك (börekcilik, profession of a pastry chef)
    Descendants
    • Turkish: börekçi
    • Armenian: պէօրէքճի (pēōrēkʻči), Պյորեքճյան (Pyorekʻčyan)

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    Etymology 2

      From بورك (börk, kind of conical cap) +‎ ـجی (-ci, -cü, occupational suffix).

      Noun

      بوركجی • (börkcü)

      1. capper, a maker or seller of caps, especially conical hats made of felt
      Descendants

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