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Where does the word "cezve" come from? It comes from Ottoman Turkish cezve, and was adopted directly into English (2000s).
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Where does the word "cezve" come from? It comes from Ottoman Turkish cezve, and was adopted directly into English (2000s).
Cezve’s story begins in Ottoman Turkish: cezve meant “coffee pot.” Istanbul's first coffeehouses opened around 1554, and coffee was boiled in these small pots over embers. It reached English by 2000s as cezve. Entered English with the spread of Turkish coffee; American sellers often call it an 'ibrik'. Today, cezve means a small long-handled pot for brewing Turkish coffee.
- Stage 1 · Ottoman Turkish · 1500s cezve "coffee pot", Istanbul's first coffeehouses opened around 1554, and coffee was boiled in these small pots over embers.
- Stage 2 · English · 2000s cezve "Turkish coffee pot", entered English with the spread of Turkish coffee; American sellers often call it an 'ibrik'.