cezve

/ ˈdʒεzvə /

noun

1. a small metal pot, usually of copper, with a long metal handle, used for preparing Turkish, Arabic, or Greek style coffee Arabic nameibrik Greek namebriki

Word History and Origins

Origin of cezve¹

from Arabic jazwa ( t ) burning log, which was used to heat the pot

Example Sentences

Armed with this new information, and a mysterious, almost-divine burst of energy you’ve somehow acquired just by sitting down and having a drink, you continue on your journey, with a newly purchased bag of beans and spices — and a little copper cezve of your own — now tucked into your bag, for the road.

From Seattle Times

Meanwhile, depending on how many folks are drinking, I also make a batch in the bright red Bialetti espresso-maker my daughter takes with her on trips; or the cezve, or Turkish coffee pot, that I got once in Istanbul.

From Los Angeles Times

Oddly, she paid far too much attention to getting the foam just right, two inches high, waiting patiently by the stove with a cezve in her hand.

From The New Yorker

Owners Angelika Corrente and Stanislav Mayzalis make their “cezve coffee” with freshly roasted beans from Oakland’s Red Bay Roasters and, borrowing a technique found in parts of the Middle East and Eastern Europe, brew it in a cezve that is submerged in a bed of hot sand — the sand itself is spread out in a pan and placed on a stove.

From Los Angeles Times

The pair picked up the technique from their travels through Eastern Europe, and Mayzalis especially prefers this method because the temperature of the brew can be controlled simply by adjusting the position of the cezve in the sand.

From Los Angeles Times