τζίτζικας
Greek
Alternative forms
- τζιτζίκι n (tzitzíki)
Etymology
From Byzantine Greek τζίτζιξ (tzítzix), τζίτζικας (tzítzikas), from Ancient Greek τέττιξ (téttix), of imitative origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈd͡zi.d͡zi.kas/
- Hyphenation: τζί‧τζι‧κας
Noun
τζίτζικας • (tzítzikas) m (plural τζίτζικες)
- cicada
- Ο τζίτζικας ζει στα δέντρα.
- O tzítzikas zei sta déntra.
- The cicada lives in the trees.
- αρκετά θερμό για να σκάσει ένα τζιτζίκι (expression)
- arketá thermó gia na skásei éna tzitzíki
- hot enough to burst a cicada
Declension
Derived terms
- τζιτζικάκι n (tzitzikáki) (diminutive form)
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