προυχάγκι

Cappadocian Greek

Alternative forms
  • προχάγκι (prokhánki)

Etymology

Borrowed from Armenian փողրանք (pʿołrankʿ), dialectal form of փողրակ (pʿołrak).

Noun

προυχάγκι (proukhánki)

  1. a conduit leading from the bottom of the tandoor to open air

References
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “փող”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Karolídis, Pávlos (1885) Glossárion sygkritikón ellinokappadokikón léxeon (in Greek), Smyrna: O Týpos, page 208
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