ταραμάς

Greek

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish طرامه (tarama), طاراما (tarama); see Turkish taramak (“to comb”), which is from the same root, for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta.ɾaˈmas/

Noun

ταραμάς • (taramás) m (plural ταραμάδες)

1. tarama (cured fish roe - most commonly: cod or carp)

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	ταραμάς (taramás)	ταραμάδες (taramádes)
genitive	ταραμά (taramá)	ταραμάδων (taramádon)
accusative	ταραμά (taramá)	ταραμάδες (taramádes)
vocative	ταραμά (taramá)	ταραμάδες (taramádes)

Related terms

• αυγοτάραχο n (avgotáracho, “fish-roe”)
• ταραμοσαλάτα f (taramosaláta, “taramosalata”)
• μασάει η κατσίκα ταραμά; (masáei i katsíka taramá;, “what do you take me for?”, literally “does the goat chew roe?!”)

Further reading

• ταραμάς on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el