φραντζόλα

Greek

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish فرانجله, فرانجالا (francala),[1] according to Nisanyan,[2] this is from Italian frangella which lacks any written examples, perhaps a vulgarization of Italian frangere, ultimately from Latin frangere. Compare Ladino frandjola.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /franˈd͡zo.la/
Hyphenation: φραν‧τζό‧λα

Noun

φραντζόλα • (frantzóla) f (plural φραντζόλες)

oblong loaf (of bread)

Declension

declension of φραντζόλα

case \ number	singular	plural
nominative	φραντζόλα •	φραντζόλες •
genitive	φραντζόλας •	φραντζολών •
accusative	φραντζόλα •	φραντζόλες •
vocative	φραντζόλα •	φραντζόλες •
Genitive plural is awkward; omitted in some dictionaries.

Coordinate terms

see: ψωμί n (psomí, “bread”)

Derived terms

(diminutive form): φραντζολάκι n (frantzoláki, “bread roll”), φραντζολίτσα f (frantzolítsa)

References

φραντζόλα - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “francala”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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[1] φραντζόλα - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.

[2] Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “francala”, in Nişanyan Sözlük