Name - Origin
Cypriot name of food
Συτζιά του Αδάμ. Sytziá toú Adám.
Greek name - description
Banana (Pharmakidou, 2003 p.280).
Language remarks
It was so called because Cypriots believed that Adam and Eve were covered with its leaves after their disobedience.
Scientific name: Musa sapientum.
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.
Researcher/Recorder
Stalo Lazarou