κεφτές

Greek

Alternative forms

κιοφτές m (kioftés)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish كوفته (köfte) (Turkish köfte), from Persian (kufte).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ceˈftes/
Hyphenation: κε‧φτές

Noun

κεφτές • (keftés) m (plural κεφτέδες)

meatball, kofta
(less frequently) meat patty

Declension

declension of κεφτές

case \ number	singular	plural
nominative	κεφτές •	κεφτέδες •
genitive	κεφτέ •	κεφτέδων •
accusative	κεφτέ •	κεφτέδες •
vocative	κεφτέ •	κεφτέδες •

Derived terms

κεφτεδάκι n (keftedáki) (diminutive form)
ρεβυθοκεφτές m (revythokeftés, “chickpea ball”)
κολοκυθοκεφτέδες m pl (kolokythokeftédes, “zucchini fritters”)

Descendants

Ladino: kefte

See also

κρεατοσφαιρίδια n pl (kreatosfairídia, “meatballs”) (colloquial)

Further reading

κεφτές on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el

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