اسقره

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

  • اسقاره (ıskara)

Etymology

From Greek σχάρα (schára, grill, grate), itself from Ancient Greek ἐσχάρα (eskhára, hearth).

Noun

اسقره (ıskara)

  1. gridiron, an iron grate used for broiling meat and fish over coals
  2. (by extension) barbecue, the meat and fish broiled on a gridiron
  3. grating, a barrier that has parallel or crossed iron bars blocking a passage
  4. (architecture) frame of timber used for a foundation in soft ground

Descendants

  • Turkish: ızgara
  • Armenian: ըսխառա (əsxaṙa)

Further reading

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