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)

1. 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^[1] (in Turkish)
• Tandilava, Ali (2013) “ყოყორე”, in Merab Čuxua, Natela Kutelia, Lile Tandilava, Lali Ezugbaia, editors, Lazuri leksiḳoni [Laz Dictionary]‎^[2], online version prepared by Levan Vašaḳiʒe, Tbilisi