Broad bean soup with vinegar for fasting.
Name - Origin
According to E. Petrou-Poeitou, it is a broad bean soup, without oil, with vinegar for fasting (Petrou-Poeitou 2013, entry Κουτσιοζούμι, 71). K. C. Yangoullis notes that it is a soup with favetta [coarsely ground fava beans] and vinegar for the Easter fasting period (Yangoullis 2009, entry κο(υ)τσ̆ιοζούμιν,το, 237).
ETYM. < kouts̆in (broad bean) + zoumin (juice) (Yangoullis 2009, entry κο(υ)τσ̆ιοζούμιν,το, 237) < κουκιά (broad beans) + ζωμός (broth) (Petrou-Poeitou 2013, entry Κουτσιοζούμι, 71) It means both the broad bean juice and any dilute broth (Yangoullis 2009, entry κο(υ)τσ̆ιοζούμιν,το, 237).
Additional information and bibliography
Yangoullis K. G. (2009), Thesaurus of the Cypriot dialect. Interpretative, Etymological, Phraseological and Nomenclatural Dictionary of the Medieval and Modern Cypriot Dialect, Theopress Publications, Nicosia.
Petrou-Poeitou E. (2013), Από πού κρατάει η σκούφια τους. Λέξεις και ιστορίες από τον κόσμο της γεύσης, Epiphaniou Publications, Nicosia.
Tonia Ioakim, Argyro Xenophontos.