Name - Origin
Cypriot name of food
Ποταμοείτανος. Potamoétanos
Greek name - description
Potamoetanos is derived from the words potamos (river) + geton (neighbour) (Pharmakidou XP, 2003 p. 207).
Functional and symbolic role
Nutritional Value and Importance in the Diet of Cypriots
In Pedoulas village, they would cut potamoetanos and consume it fresh with black olives and bread (Economidou, 2010).
Additional information and bibliography
Time period
19th - 20th 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.
Οral testimony: Maroula Economidou, 85 years old from Pedoulas. Recording: Stalo Lazarou, October, 2010.
Researcher/Recorder
Stalo Lazarou