Φυτό και κόνδυλος πιπερόριζας Πηγή:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ginger.
Name - Origin
Πιπερόριζα. The aromatic plant ziggiveris [Kypri 1983 [2003²], entry ζιζίμπριν,το, 382; Yangoullis 2009, entry ζιζίμπριν - τζιτζίβριν,το, 157), piperoriza (Yangoullis 2009, entry ζιζίμπριν - τζιτζίβριν,το, 157)
ETYM. French gingembre (Latin zingiber) (Yangoullis 2009, entry ζιζίμπριν - τζιτζίβριν,το, 157)
According to Ioannis Erotokritou, the word ζιγγίβερις is Greek, but has an eastern origin. The Latin zingiber , the French gingembre and the English ginger came from the Greek (Kypri 1989, article ζιζίμπριν,το, 405).
Functional and symbolic role
In some villages of the Limassol district, a new mother would be smoked with various aromatic herbs such as zizybrin and cumin, which were previously smoked to protect themselves from the evil eye (Protopapa K, 2009, p. 233, 424).
Additional information and bibliography
"The midwife would rub the new mother with various aromatic substances after bath. She would pound zizybrin and rub her, sometimes mixed with mastic and cinnamon" (Protopapa 2009, 233, 424).
The aromatic root of zizibrin was used in cooking, confectionery and in medicine (Kypri 1989, entry ζιζίμπριν,το 405).
Yangoullis K. G. (2009), Thesaurus of the Cypriot dialect. Interpretative, Etymological, Phraseological and Nomenclatural Dictionary of the Medieval and Modern Cypriot Dialect, Theopress Publications, Nicosia.
Kypri Th. D. (ed.) (1983 [2003²]), Materials for the compilation of a historical dictionary of the Cypriot dialect, Part B, Glossary of Xenophon P. Pharmakides, Publications of the Centre for Scientific Research, IX, Nicosia.
Kypri Th. D. (ed.) (1989), Materials for the compilation of a historical dictionary of the Cypriot dialect, Part C, Glossary of Ioannis Erotokritos, Publications of the Centre for Scientific Research, XIV, Nicosia.
Petrou-Poeitou E. (2013), Where do they come from. Words and stories from the world of taste, Epiphaniou Publications, Nicosia.
Protopapa K. (2005), Έθιμα του παραδοσιακού γάμου στην Κύπρο, Vol. A-B, Publications of the Centre for Scientific Research, XLV, Nicosia.
Demetra Zannetou, Stalo Lazarou, Tonia Ioakim, Argyro Xenophontos