Name - Origin
Cypriot name of food
Ξεράδιν. Xerádin
Greek name - description
In many villages, this is how rusks were called (or poxamátia in the rest of Cyprus) (Pharmakidou XP, 2003, p.185).
Language remarks
pl: xerathkia. That which has dried. Xerathkia was also the name given to pieces of bread that were dried in the sun (not in the oven). Deriving verb: xerathkiázo (Pharmakidou XP, 2003, p.185). They are also known as "poxamátia".
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