MESOPOTAMIA NEWS : THE SPOONS OF SAUDI ARABIA

 

23 Oct 2018 – MESOP – Kashoggi = “Khashoq” (خاشق) in Ottoman means spoon. The “gi” means the person who spoons up the food. The “spooner” in Ottoman times was an important figure at the court. In Syria, “Khashoq” still means spoon. See the خاشقجي leading the caldrons to feed Janissaries.

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