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In Cyprus, dried garlic was not sold by weight like onions, but it was woven into elongated ‘tentacles’. Each ‘tentacle’ had 30-40 garlic heads and was called a ‘saráin’. (Pharmakidou, 2003 p. 276).
The word saráin is derived from the word sera (series); it indicates that garlic is woven in sequence. ‘How much is garlic per saráin?’ (Pharmakidou, 2003 p. 276).
Additional information and bibliography
Each 'tentacle' was sold for 2-3 piastres. The sellers used to carry their merchandise to the neighbourhoods on their shoulders (Pharmakidou, 2003 p. 276).
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.
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