chiftea

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chiftea

/kifˈte̯a/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish كوفته (köfte), from Persian کوفته (kufte), from the verb کوفتن (kuftan, “to beat, to grind”).

noun chiftele · chiftea · chifteaua · chiftelele

feminine meatball, kofta

In English

meatball ball of minced or ground meat
kofta meatball or meatloaf dish

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"chiftea." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/chiftea. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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chiftea. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/chiftea

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"chiftea." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/chiftea.

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@misc{chiftea_2026,
  title = {chiftea},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/chiftea},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}