Cypriot dictionary entry
çorvacı/çorbacı
title given to wealthy Greeks during the Ottoman period
🇬🇧 English
title given to wealthy Greeks during the Ottoman period
🇹🇷 Turkish
osmanlı döneminde rum zenginlerine verilen ünvan
🇬🇷 Greek
τίτλος που δόθηκε σε πλούσιους Έλληνες κατά την Οθωμανική περίοδο
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About the word "çorvacı/çorbacı"
The Cypriot word "çorvacı/çorbacı" translates to "title given to wealthy Greeks during the Ottoman period" in English, and to "osmanlı döneminde rum zenginlerine verilen ünvan" in Turkish (Kıbrıs Türkçesi). In Greek (Κυπριακά), it is rendered as "τίτλος που δόθηκε σε πλούσιους Έλληνες κατά την Οθωμανική περίοδο". This entry is part of the Cylingo Cypriot dictionary, a free linguistic resource preserving the dialects spoken across Cyprus.
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