cacik

Where does the word "cacik" come from? It comes from Ottoman Turkish cacık, and was adopted directly into English (1900s).

Cacik’s story begins in Ottoman Turkish: cacık meant “yogurt and cucumber dish.” Older forms meant a kind of edible herb; Greek 'tzatziki' is borrowed from it. It reached English by 1900s as cacik. Entered English through Turkish restaurants, often thinner than Greek tzatziki. Today, cacik means a Turkish cold dish of yogurt, cucumber, garlic and mint.

1. Stage 1 · Ottoman Turkish · 1600s cacık "yogurt and cucumber dish", older forms meant a kind of edible herb; Greek 'tzatziki' is borrowed from it.
2. Stage 2 · English · 1900s cacik "yogurt and cucumber dip", entered English through Turkish restaurants, often thinner than Greek tzatziki.