Name - Origin
Cypriot name of food
Μπουά. Mbouá
Greek name - description
This is how water was pronounced by 1-2 year old infants (Pharmakidou XP, 2003 p.182).
Functional and symbolic role
Nutritional Value and Importance in the Diet of Cypriots
When a mother would give her infants water, she would say to them: "drink mbouá, my baby" (Pharmakidou XP, 2003 p. 182).
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