cirok

== Hungarian == === Etymology === Borrowed from either Serbo-Croatian sirak or Slovene sirek, from Italian sorgo, from Latin (granum) syricum (“Syrian grain”). The word-initial consonant became affricated from sz to c. First attested in 1465. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈt͡sirok] Hyphenation: ci‧rok Rhymes: -ok === Noun === cirok (plural cirokok or cirkok) sorghum (Sorghum, especially Sorghum bicolor) ==== Declension ==== or ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === cirok in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN. cirok and (with subscription) cirok in Ferenc Pusztai, editor, Magyar értelmező kéziszótár [A Concise Explanatory Dictionary of Hungarian] (ÉKsz.2), 2nd, expanded and revised edition, Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2003 (online searchable version under development). cirok in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2026). == Slovak == === Etymology === Borrowed from Hungarian cirok, which in turn was borrowed from either from a Southern Slavic language (cf. Slovene sírek or Serbo-Croatian sirak), ultimately from Latin (granum) Syricum (“Syrian grain”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /t͡sirɔk/, [ˈt͡sirɔk] Rhymes: -irɔk Hyphenation: ci‧rok === Noun === cirok m inan (relational adjective cirokový) sorghum ==== Declension ==== === References === === Further reading === “cirok”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026