helvahane

== Turkish == === Etymology === Inherited from Ottoman Turkish حلواخانه (helvahâne, “large cauldron”). By surface analysis, helva (“halva”) +‎ -hane. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /hel.va.haˈne/ === Noun === helvahane (definite accusative helvahaneyi, plural helvahaneler) (historical) special section of a palace where desserts were made Synonym: helvacı ocağı kind of wide and shallow pot used for cooking halva ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “helvahane”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “helvahâne”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “helvahane”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 2, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 1929