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čardak

//t͡ʃârdaːk//
Serbo-Croatiannoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    attic, garret, loft
  2. 2.
    watchtower
  3. 3.
    granary (especially for corn)
  4. 4.
    regionalan old typical house in the Balkans

Synonyms & related words

Synonyms
  • ljetnikovac
  • čardaklija
  • promatračnica

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish چارطاق, from Persian چارطاق (čârtâq, “vault”), a compound of چار (čâr, “four”) + طاق (tâq, “arch”).

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