A refreshing drink made from carob juice.
Name - Origin
Serbeti is a sweet and aromatic drink and in general anything with a sweet taste (Babiniotis 2005, entry σερμπέτι,το, 1583). In Cyprus, when we refer to σ̆ερεπέττιν or σ̆ουρουπέττιν, we understand that it is the refreshing drink made from carob juice (Yangoullis 2014, entry σ̆ερεπέττιν - σ̆ουρουπέττιν,το, 482).
ETYM. s̆erepetin < turk. şerbet [watered infusion, fruit juice with water and sugar] (Yangoullis 2014, entry σ̆ερεπέττιν - σ̆ουρουπέττιν,το, 482; Babiniotis 2005, entry σερμπέτι,το, 1583; Petrou-Poeitou 2013, entry Σερεπέτι, 133) s̆ouroupettin < Italian sorbetto, French sorbet, i.e. a drink made from fruit juice (Petrou-Poeitou 2013, entry Σουρουπέττι, 140)
Additional information and bibliography
Yangoullis K. G. (2009), Θησαυρός Κυπριακής Διαλέκτου. Ερμηνευτικό, Ετυμολογικό, Φρασεολογικό και Ονοματολογικό Λεξικό της Μεσαιωνικής και Νεότερης Κυπριακής Διαλέκτου, Βιβλιοθήκη Κυπρίων Λαϊκών Ποιητών, Theopress Publications, Nicosia.
Babiniotis G. (2005), Λεξικό της Νέας Ελληνικής Γλώσσας. Με σχόλια για τη σωστή χρήση των λέξεων. Ερμηνευτικό, Ορθογραφικό, Ετυμολογικό, Συνωνύμων-Αντιθέτων, Κυρίων Ονομάτων, Επιστημονικών Όρων, Ακρωνυμίων, Centre for Lexicology, Athens, Greece.
Petrou-Poeitou E. (2013), Από πού κρατάει η σκούφια τους. Λέξεις και ιστορίες από τον κόσμο της γεύσης, Epiphaniou Publications, Nicosia.
Argyro Xenophontos, Tonia Ioakim
Traditional Recipes
Pastellin made of carobs
The preparation of pastellin from carobs was a process with many stages and a long duration. It is still used today in the village of Anogyra, the only village where carob syrup and pastelli are…
Foods
Terats̆iá, teráts̆ia - carob tree and carobs
Early on, the inhabitants of the island exploited carobs by exporting them to neighbouring countries.