Etymology

From Turkish içli köfte, from içli ‎(“stuffed, with filling”), from iç ‎(“the inside”) + -li, and köfte ‎(“kofta”). Literally, "stuffed kofta", called so because usually this dish is made in a form of torpedo-shaped fried croquette stuffed with minced beef or lamb.

Turkish köfte together with Armenian քյուֆթա ‎(kʿyuftʿa) are borrowed from Persian. See քյուֆթա ‎(kʿyuftʿa).

Pronunciation

• (Eastern Armenian) IPA^(key): [iʃˈli kʰjufˈtʰɑ]