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Hedgehog.
Name - Origin
Cypriot name of food
Κατσόσιρος. Katsósheros.
Greek name - description
Σκαντζόχοιρος
Language remarks
pl, katsósheri (Pharmakidou XP, 2003, p. 159).
Functional and symbolic role
Nutritional Value and Importance in the Diet of Cypriots
Some people used to eat the meat of the animal, claiming it was very tasty. (Pharmakidou XP, 2003, p. 159).
Additional information and bibliography
Time period
19th - 20th c.
Bibliography
Pharmakidou XP (1983). Glossary of Xenophon P. Pharmakidou, [Materials for the compilation of the Historical Dictionary of the Cypriot Dialect, part B', ed. T. D. Kypri], Centre for Scientific Research, Nicosia, 2nd ed., 2003.
Researcher/Recorder
Stalo Lazarou