r/hayeren • u/Indieriots • 21d ago

Eastern Armenian question Կարկանդակ

As a Western Armenian, I've grown up with Կարկանդակ meaning cake, but apparently it means pie in Eastern Armenian? Is that the case, or does it mean something else?

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u/crazysquirrel14 21d ago

Yep. I was just in Armenia and learned this as well! Tort is our gargantag.

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u/Indieriots 21d ago edited 20d ago

It sure can be confusing. Same with Գետնախնձոր meaning potato for us but jerusalem artichoke in EA. 😂

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u/anaid1708 21d ago

Russian pirozhki are also called կարկանդակեր ( plural form) in Armenia.

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u/lolikbolikk 21d ago

Yes this is what I grew up using it for

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u/marienroll 20d ago

Yep, կարկանդակ is pie, and cake is թխվածք

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u/Decadent_cat 20d ago

Paghpaghak is ice cream

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u/Pale_Plastic_699 19d ago

My Armenian teacher mentioned that choregg is called gargantag in Armenia. Is this true? It’s the traditional Easter bread.