kofana

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish قوفانا (kofana), from Pontic Greek [Term?], from Ancient Greek γόμφος (gómphos).

Noun

kofana (definite accusative kofanayı, plural kofanalar)

  1. a large bluefish, larger than a lüfer
    Coordinate terms: defne yaprağı, çinekop, sarıkanat, lüfer

Further reading

  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “kofana”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
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