χάχανο

Greek

Etymology

Onomatopoeic, inherited from Byzantine Greek χάχανον (khákhanon).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈxa.xa.no/
Hyphenation: χά‧χα‧νο

Noun

χάχανο • (cháchano) n (plural χάχανα)

(colloquial) giggle, snigger, cackle, laugh loudly, unstoppably, often unnecessarily

Declension

declension of χάχανο

case \ number	singular	plural
nominative	χάχανο •	χάχανα •
genitive	χάχανου •	χάχανων •
accusative	χάχανο •	χάχανα •
vocative	χάχανο •	χάχανα •

Synonyms

χαχανητό n (chachanitó)
χαχάνισμα n (chachánisma)

Related terms

χαχανίζω (chachanízo, “I giggle”)
χάχας m (cháchas, “one who laughs unnecessarily”)

Further reading

χάχανο - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.

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