gozleme

Where does the word "gozleme" come from? It comes from Turkish gözleme, and was adopted directly into English (1990s).

Gozleme’s story begins in Turkish: gözleme meant “filled flatbread.” Rolled thin by village women and cooked on the domed iron 'sac' griddle. It reached English by 1990s as gozleme. A fixture of Australian markets, brought by Turkish immigrants who arrived under a 1967 migration agreement. Today, gozleme means a Turkish flatbread folded around a filling and cooked on a griddle.

1. Stage 1 · Turkish · medieval gözleme "filled flatbread", rolled thin by village women and cooked on the domed iron 'sac' griddle.
2. Stage 2 · English · 1990s gozleme "Turkish filled flatbread", a fixture of Australian markets, brought by Turkish immigrants who arrived under a 1967 migration agreement.