defne yaprağı

Turkish

Etymology

defne (bay laurel) +‎ yaprak (leaf)

Noun

defne yaprağı (definite accusative defne yaprağını, plural defne yaprakları)

  1. (literally) bay leaf
  2. young of the bluefish, less than 10cm long
    Coordinate terms: çinekop, sarıkanat, lüfer, kofana

Further reading

  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), “defne”, in The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN