Τσιπούρα
Sparus aurata
#nm_0033📍 Greece
- Language
- Greek
- Measurement
- 200 — ∞ grams
- Transliteration
- Tsipoura
- IPA
- /tsipoˈira/
From Medieval Greek τσιπούρα, from Ancient Greek ἵππουρα hippoúra (feminine of ἵππουρος, horse-tailed fish) ↳ Initial τσ- from article sandhi: τ(ης) + ιππούρα → τσιπούρα ↳ Originally denoted Coryphaena hippurus (dolphinfish); name later transferred to gilthead seabream
Identifying marks: black mark on cheek with orange spot below. Wild (deniz) vs farmed (çiftlik) distinction. Size-based naming in Aegean tradition.
Alternates: χρύσοφρυς (Ancient Greece)
Lent to: Çipura