zerzevat

Meaning

  1. (collective) vegetables
  2. (figuratively) small, insignificant objects

Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish زرزوات (zarzavat, zerzevat), from earlier سبزوات (sebzevât), from Classical Persian سَبْزَوَاتْ (sabzawāt, “vegetables”), whence also Tajik сабзавот (sabzavot). Compare Uzbek sabzavot (“vegetable”).

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