Synnevrin

Name - Origin
Cypriot name of food
Συννέβριν. Synnévrin.
Greek name - description

Synnevrin is the meat around the kidneys, which in Cyprus is divided into 6 parts: a) prostíthin b) sirintzáhin c) sirintzáhostoum, d) synnevrin e) araklíkkin and f) merín. The words in a, d, f words are Greek and the rest are Turkish (Pharmakidou, 2003 p.349).

Language remarks

Synnevrin is a compound word derived from syn-nephros (pluskidney) (Pharmakidou, 2003 p.349).

Nutritional Value and Importance in the Diet of Cypriots

Prostíthin was regarded the most suitable meat for roasts, the sirintzáhin was the most prime cut of all, synnevrin was preferred for its fat and merit for its meat (Pharmakidou, 2003 p. 349).

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.

Researcher/Recorder

Stalo Lazarou