Galata

See also: galata and gálata

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish غلطه, either borrowed from Greek Γαλατία (Galatía, “Galatia”) from Ancient Greek Γᾰλᾰ́τᾱς (Gălắtās, “Galatian”) or from Greek γαλατάς (galatás, “milkman”).

Noun

Galata (definite accusative Galata'yı, plural Galatalar)

1. former name of the Karaköy neighborhood in Istanbul

References

• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “غلطه”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1348