chorba

English

Alternative forms

• shorba

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish چوربا (çorba) and/or Classical Persian شورْبَا (šōrbā) or شورْبَاه (šōrbāh).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃoɹ.ba/
• Rhymes: -ba

Noun

chorba (plural chorbas)

1. stews or rich soups found in national cuisines across the Middle East, Maghreb, Iran, Turkey, Southeast Europe, Central Asia, East Africa and South Asia

Related terms

• şorba (Azerbaijani)
• сорпа (sorpa) (Kazakh)
• шорпо (şorpo) (Kyrgyz)
• շորվա (šorva) (Armenian)
• شوربا (Urdu)
• شوربا (šwrbā) (Chagatai)
• چوربا (Ottoman Turkish)
• शोरबा (śorbā) (Hindi)

Further reading

• chorba on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• broach, Orbach, Broach, brocha