Meraki (Μεράκι) (Greek) (noun)
me-rah-kee
To do something with soul, creativity, and love. When someone cooks with meraki, builds with meraki, writes with meraki, they’ve poured themselves into it.
Derived from the Turkish word merak (desire, enthusiasm, or hobby), which itself originates from Arabic
Example sentences
“I’ve been doing watercolour painting during my trip to Greece. I’ve really been putting my meraki into it.”
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