ყოყორე

Laz

Alternative forms

ორე (ore) — Vizha, Arkabi
ყოყორი (qoqori) — Batumi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Kartvelian *aq̇are- (“gourd”). Cognate with Mingrelian ყოყორე (q̇oq̇ore) and Svan ჰაყარ (haq̇ar).

Noun

ყოყორე • (qoqore) (Latin spelling qoqore) (Khopa, Chkhala)

squash, pumpkin, zucchini
Synonyms: კასტანე (ǩasťane), ჶელი (feli)

ჶათმაქ დიკას ყოყორე ელურგამს
fatmak diǩas qoqore elurgams
Fatma plants pumpkin seedlings next to wheat

Further reading

Kojima, Gôichi (2012–), “x’ox’ore (HP ~ ÇX), x’ox’ori (AK)”, in Temel Lazca-Türkçe Sözlük Taslağı (in Turkish)
Tandilava, Ali (2013), “ყოყორე”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi

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