čardak

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish چارطاق, from Persian چارطاق (čârtâq, “vault”), a compound of چار (čâr, “four”) + طاق (tâq, “arch”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃârdaːk/

Noun

čȁrdāk m (Cyrillic spelling ча̏рда̄к)

1. (architecture, regional) an old typical house in the Balkans

   Synonym: ljetnikovac

2. attic, garret, loft

   Synonym: čardaklija

3. (architecture, historical) watchtower

   Synonym: promatračnica

4. granary (especially for corn)

Further reading

• “čardak”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024