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Name - Origin
Terebinth (Pharmakidou, 2003 p. 231)
Plural: troumithkiés. Large sized: troúmithos (Pharmakidou, 2003 p. 231)
Functional and symbolic role
The fruit is called troumíthin, plural: troumíthkia. Troumíthkia were consumed as salted nuts. They were often roasted. The fruit was used to make terebinth oil, which was very tasty when used as frying oil. But when this oil was used raw in salads, it was deemed as tasteless and almost disgusting (Pharmakidou, 2003 p. 231)
Additional information and 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.
Stalo Lazarou
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Foods
Terminthos (Tremithkia, troumithia) - terebinth
The tender shoots of the tremithia tree were consumed after preserving them in vinegar or brine.
Foods
Tremithkia, tremitheleo - terebinth, terebinth oil
Troumíthkia, the fruit of the terebinth tree, were consumed as salted nuts. Terebinth oil was used in cooking, in addition to its use as a lighting oil and for therapeutic purposes.