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Cezve

2 stages from Ottoman Turkish to English.

Today it means a small long-handled pot for brewing Turkish coffee

Where does the word "cezve" come from? It comes from Ottoman Turkish cezve, adopted directly into English (2000s).

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Stage 1 of 2
cezve
Ottoman Turkish · 1500s
"coffee pot"
Istanbul's first coffeehouses opened around 1554, and coffee was boiled in these small pots over embers
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Stage 2 of 2
cezve
English · 2000s
"Turkish coffee pot"
entered English with the spread of Turkish coffee; American sellers often call it an 'ibrik'
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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.