sucuk
Appearance
Turkish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ottoman Turkish صوجوق (sucuk), ultimately from Oğuz Turkic, a diminutive form of Old Turkic sugut- (suğut) ('to make arid, dehumidify') referring to the meat being dried before processing.[1] (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Persian زیجک (zijak) must be a Turkic borrowing, says Nişanyan.[2]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]sucuk (definite accusative sucuğu, plural sucuklar)