χαραμοφάης

Greek

Etymology

χαράμ(ι) (charám(i), for nothing, in vain) + -ο- (-o-) + φα(ΐ) (fa(ḯ), food) + ending -ης (-is).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xa.ɾa.moˈfa.is/
  • Hyphenation: χα‧ρα‧μο‧φά‧ης

Noun

χαραμοφάης • (charamofáis) m (plural χαραμοφάηδες, feminine χαραμοφάισσα)

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) freeloader, good-for-nothing, parasite

Declension

References

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