ibrik

Meaning

Noun

A long-spouted pitcher, typically made of brass. Occasionally confused with a Turkish coffee pot, which is properly called "jezve".

Origin

From Ottoman Turkish ابریق ("ewer") (Turkish ibrik), from Arabic إِبْرِيق, ultimately from Persian آب + the present stem of the verb ریختن.

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