اسقره

Ottoman Turkish

اسقره

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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