hokkabaz
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== Turkish ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish حقهباز (hokka baz, “juggler”) from Classical Persian حُقَّه بَاز (huqqa bāz). By surface analysis, hokka + -baz. Cognate to Azerbaijani hoqqabaz.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /hok.kaˈbaz/
Hyphenation: hok‧ka‧baz
=== Noun ===
hokkabaz (definite accusative hokkabazı, plural hokkabazlar)
juggler, conjurer; magician; prestidigitator
(figuratively) a trickster
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=== Further reading ===
“hokkabaz”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “hokkabaz”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “hokkabaz”, in Nişanyan Sözlük