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tzatziki

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /tsæˈtsi.ki/
  • UK: /zæˈtsi.ki/
  • UK: /sæˈtsi.ki/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /tsɑˈtsi.ki/
  • US: /tsætˈsi.ki/
  • US: /tætˈsi.ki/
  • US: /təˈzi.ki/
  • US: /səˈzi.ki/

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noun

Meaning 1

An appetizer made from yogurt, cucumber, garlic, olive oil and dill or mint; usually served with pita bread and as a meze

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Greek τζατζίκι (tzatzíki), from Ottoman Turkish جاجیق (cacık). Doublet of cacik.

Across languages

Translations

49 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: xaxiq — appetizer made from yoghurt
  • Arabic: تْسَاسِيكِي (tsāsīkī) — appetizer made from yoghurt
  • Arabic: جَاجِيك (jājīk) — appetizer made from yoghurt
  • Armenian: ցացիկի (cʻacʻiki) — appetizer made from yoghurt
  • Armenian: ձաձիկի (jajiki) — appetizer made from yoghurt
  • Azerbaijani: cacıq — appetizer made from yoghurt
  • Belarusian: цацы́кі (cacýki) — appetizer made from yoghurt
  • Belarusian: дзадзы́кі (dzadzýki) — appetizer made from yoghurt
  • Belarusian: джаджы́к (džadžýk) — appetizer made from yoghurt
  • Bulgarian: дзадзи́ки (dzadzíki) — appetizer made from yoghurt
  • Bulgarian: джаджъ́к (džadžǎ́k) — appetizer made from yoghurt
  • Catalan: tzatziki — appetizer made from yoghurt
  • Czech: tzatziki — appetizer made from yoghurt
  • Danish: tzatziki — appetizer made from yoghurt
  • Finnish: tsatsiki — appetizer made from yoghurt
  • French: tzatziki — appetizer made from yoghurt
  • Georgian: ძაძიკი (ʒaʒiḳi) — appetizer made from yoghurt
  • German: Zaziki — appetizer made from yoghurt
  • German: Tsatsiki — appetizer made from yoghurt
  • Greek: τζατζίκι (tzatzíki) — appetizer made from yoghurt
  • Cypriot Greek: ταλαττούρι (talattoúri) — appetizer made from yoghurt
  • Cypriot Greek: τζαντζίκι (tzantzíki) — appetizer made from yoghurt
  • Hindi: त्ज़ात्ज़िकी (tzātzikī) — appetizer made from yoghurt
  • Italian: tzatziki — appetizer made from yoghurt
  • Japanese: ザジキ (zajiki) — appetizer made from yoghurt
  • Korean: 자지키 (jajiki) — appetizer made from yoghurt
  • Macedonian: ѕаѕи́ки (dzadzíki) — appetizer made from yoghurt
  • Macedonian: цаци́ки (cacíki) — appetizer made from yoghurt
  • Macedonian: зази́ки (zazíki) — appetizer made from yoghurt
  • Occitan: tzatziki — appetizer made from yoghurt
  • Iranian Persian: تْزاتْزیکی (tzâtziki) — appetizer made from yoghurt
  • Iranian Persian: جاجیک (jâjik) — appetizer made from yoghurt
  • Polish: tzatziki — appetizer made from yoghurt
  • Polish: caciki — appetizer made from yoghurt
  • Polish: cacyki — appetizer made from yoghurt
  • Russian: цаци́ки (cacíki) — appetizer made from yoghurt
  • Russian: дзадзи́ки (dzadzíki) — appetizer made from yoghurt
  • Russian: тцатци́ки (tcatcíki) — appetizer made from yoghurt
  • Russian: джаджи́к (džadžík) — appetizer made from yoghurt
  • Serbo-Croatian: цацики — appetizer made from yoghurt
  • Serbo-Croatian: caciki — appetizer made from yoghurt
  • Swedish: tzatziki — appetizer made from yoghurt
  • Swedish: tsatsiki — appetizer made from yoghurt
  • Turkish: cacık — appetizer made from yoghurt
  • Turkish: caciki — appetizer made from yoghurt
  • Ottoman Turkish: جاجیق (cacık) — appetizer made from yoghurt
  • Ukrainian: дзадзи́кі (dzadzýki) — appetizer made from yoghurt
  • Ukrainian: цаци́кі (cacýki) — appetizer made from yoghurt
  • Ukrainian: джаджи́к (džadžýk) — appetizer made from yoghurt