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csiga

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Hungarian

 csiga on Hungarian Wikipedia

Etymology

Uncertain. The root is probably an Old Turkic borrowing, compare Middle Turkish čïγrï (circle).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃiɡɒ]
  • Hyphenation: csi‧ga
  • Rhymes: -ɡɒ

Noun

csiga (plural csigák)

  1. snail
  2. pulley (one of the simple machines)
  3. (anatomy) cochlea (spirally coiled cavity of the inner ear)
  4. bun, roll (a spiral-shaped pastry that looks like a snail's shell, usually flavored with cocoa or cinnamon)

Declension

More information singular, plural ...
More information possessor, single possession ...

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Further reading

  • csiga in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
  • csiga in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).
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