Cezve
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A cezve is a pot designed specifically to make Turkish coffee
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The body and handle is traditionally made of brass or copper (occasionally silver or gold), however in more recent times stainless steel, aluminium and ceramic offerings have become common.
The long handle is particularly useful to avoid burning one's hands, and the brim is designed to serve the coffee. Other regional variations of the word cezve are jezve and čezve. In Ukrainian
and Russian
, the word is spelled джезва (where it exists alongside with турка ˈturkə).
origin, but the spelling derives from the Ottoman Turkish
spelling in Arabic script (جذوه), based on Arabic جذوة, meaning a burning log or coal (presumably because the pot was heated on them).
In Bosnia and Herzegovina
, Serbia
and Croatia
it is a long-necked coffee pot, spelled "džezva" ˈdʒezʋa.
Turkish coffee
Turkish coffee is a method of preparing coffee where finely powdered roast coffee beans are boiled in a pot , with sugar according to taste, before being served into a cup where the dregs settle...
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The body and handle is traditionally made of brass or copper (occasionally silver or gold), however in more recent times stainless steel, aluminium and ceramic offerings have become common.
The long handle is particularly useful to avoid burning one's hands, and the brim is designed to serve the coffee. Other regional variations of the word cezve are jezve and čezve. In Ukrainian
Ukrainian language
Ukrainian is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. It is the official state language of Ukraine. Written Ukrainian uses a variant of the Cyrillic alphabet....
and Russian
Russian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
, the word is spelled джезва (where it exists alongside with турка ˈturkə).
Name
The name cezve is of ArabicArabic language
Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...
origin, but the spelling derives from the Ottoman Turkish
Ottoman Turkish language
The Ottoman Turkish language or Ottoman language is the variety of the Turkish language that was used for administrative and literary purposes in the Ottoman Empire. It borrows extensively from Arabic and Persian, and was written in a variant of the Perso-Arabic script...
spelling in Arabic script (جذوه), based on Arabic جذوة, meaning a burning log or coal (presumably because the pot was heated on them).
In Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
, Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
and Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
it is a long-necked coffee pot, spelled "džezva" ˈdʒezʋa.
Other names
- In Greece, the device is called a briki (μπρίκι). (The same Greek word is also used for brigBrigA brig is a sailing vessel with two square-rigged masts. During the Age of Sail, brigs were seen as fast and manoeuvrable and were used as both naval warships and merchant vessels. They were especially popular in the 18th and early 19th centuries...
. However, the English word brig is in origin an abbreviation for brigantineBrigantineIn sailing, a brigantine or hermaphrodite brig is a vessel with two masts, only the forward of which is square rigged.-Origins of the term:...
and is unrelated to ibrik.) The Greek name is more commonly used in English-speaking countries such as the United States and Australia because of their large Greek immigrantGreek diasporaThe Greek diaspora, also known as Hellenic Diaspora or Diaspora of Hellenism, is a term used to refer to the communities of Greek people living outside the traditional Greek homelands, but more commonly in southeast Europe and Asia Minor...
populations.
- Elsewhere, the cezve is known as an ibrik, which is also its most common name in the United States. The same usage is common in RomaniaRomaniaRomania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
. Ibrik is Turkish word from Arabic `ibriq in turn a rendition of Persian a:bri:z - a:b water, ri:z (older rêz) a cup. In Turkey, 'ibrik' has another meaning, it is again used for long spouts but used for handling liquids like oil and wine, not for brewing coffee.
- Raqwa (rakwa) — Rakwa is an Arabic word used in the LevantLevantThe Levant or ) is the geographic region and culture zone of the "eastern Mediterranean littoral between Anatolia and Egypt" . The Levant includes most of modern Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Israel, the Palestinian territories, and sometimes parts of Turkey and Iraq, and corresponds roughly to the...
for a small coffee pot of copper, having a long handle (originally a leather bag for water, later a coffee pot). - Zezwa — The Tunisian name derived from Cezve.
- Kanaka — The Egyptian ArabicEgyptian ArabicEgyptian Arabic is the language spoken by contemporary Egyptians.It is more commonly known locally as the Egyptian colloquial language or Egyptian dialect ....
term.
- In Albanian it is called xhezve
- In some parts of Serbia it is called a 'lonče' (лонче in Cyrillic)
See also
- DallahDallah (coffee pot)A dallah is a metal pot with a long spout designed specifically for making Arabic coffee. In particular, it is used in Saudi coffee tradition.-See also:*Cezve *Jebena *Arabic coffee*Saudi cuisine...
(Arabic coffee pot) - JebenaJebenaJebena is a container used to brew coffee in the Ethiopian, Eritrean and Eastern Sudanese traditional coffee ceremony. It is usually made of pottery and has a spherical base, a neck and pouring spout and a handle where the neck connects with the base....
(Ethiopian coffee pot) - Arabic coffeeArabic coffeeArabic coffee is a general name that refers to the way coffee is prepared in many Arab Gulf countries.There are two main ways of preparing Arabic coffee. Traditional coffee brewing, more common in Najd and Hijaz, is flavor-rich with cardamom, and sometimes other spices like saffron , cloves, and...
- Turkish coffeeTurkish coffeeTurkish coffee is a method of preparing coffee where finely powdered roast coffee beans are boiled in a pot , with sugar according to taste, before being served into a cup where the dregs settle...