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Paçacı

Paçacı /patʃaˈdʒɯ/ ASCII Pacaci

“seller of trotters”1

Established origin Paçacı: root entries for pāça + paçacı · How do we know?

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How do you pronounce Paçacı?

Paçacı

IPA /patʃaˈdʒɯ/

The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Paçacı mean?

A paçacı sells the trotters of slaughtered animals; the word also names the eatery where trotters and tripe are cooked. It is paça plus the occupational suffix -cı. Paça comes from Persian pāča, a diminutive of pā “foot”.1,2

Grammar paça + -cı (agent suffix).

Paçacı is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Paçacı made of?

Paçacı combines Persian and Turkic elements in 2 parts: paça (trotter; trotter soup) + -cı (occupational suffix).

Paçacı ++ root paça trotter; trotter soup PERSIAN pāça “little foot; trotter,trouser leg” suffix -cı occupational suffix TURKIC paçacı “seller of trotters; shopcooking trotters and…” Paçacı paça root trotter; trotter soup pāça PERSIAN “little foot; trotter, trouserleg” -cı suffix occupational suffix paçacı TURKIC “seller of trotters; shop cookingtrotters and tripe”
Paçacı: parts and root words
  • pāça Persian — little foot; trotter, trouser leg1
  • paçacı Turkic — seller of trotters; shop cooking trotters and tripe2

How was the name Paçacı formed?

Paçacı was formed by adding the suffix -cı (“occupational suffix”) to paça (“trotter; trotter soup”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.4

Who are some well-known people named Paçacı?

  1. Mustafa Cihan Paçacı politician 1949–
  2. Ali İhsan Paçacı basketball player 2000–
  3. Mete Paçacı basketball player 2007–
  4. Taner Paçacı basketball player

People surnamed Paçacı as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.

How is Paçacı written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name appears as Pacaci in passports and foreign registers.

Which surnames have a meaning similar to Paçacı?

Aktar, Manav and Arpacı share gloss keywords with Paçacı within the same primary category.

Which guides add context to Paçacı?

Read the root, formation and register information for Paçacı alongside these guides: How Turkish Surnames Are Formed: Roots and Suffixes and How to Pronounce and Spell Turkish Surnames.

Where do these facts come from?

All sources accessed 8 November 2026

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: paça
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: paçacı
  3. 3 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)

Common questions about Paçacı

Q1

What does the surname Paçacı mean?

A paçacı sells the trotters of slaughtered animals; the word also names the eatery where trotters and tripe are cooked. It is paça plus the occupational suffix -cı. Paça comes from Persian pāča, a diminutive of pā “foot”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Paçacı?

The root word of Paçacı is pāça (Persian): “little foot; trotter, trouser leg”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Paçacı?

Pa·ça·cı, 3 syllables; IPA: /patʃaˈdʒɯ/.