Name - Origin
Cypriot name of food
Κριατοκολοτζιά. Kriatokolotziá.
Greek name - description
A species of the Cucurbitaceae family (Pharmakidou XP, 2003, p.169).
Language remarks
Scientific name: Lagenaria vulgaris.
Functional and symbolic role
Nutritional Value and Importance in the Diet of Cypriots
Its fruit, called kriatokóloka, is used to make dolma. (Pharmakidou XP, 2003, p. 169).
Additional information and bibliography
Time period
19th - 21st c.
Bibliography
Pharmakidou XP (1983). Γλωσσάριον Ξενοφώντος Π. Φαρμακίδου, [Υλικά διά την σύνταξιν Ιστορικού Λεξικού της Κυπριακής Διαλέκτου, μέρος Β', έκδ. Θεοφανώς Δ. Κυπρή], Centre for Scientific Research, Nicosia, 2nd ed., 2003.
Researcher/Recorder
Stalo Lazarou