χασάπης

Greek

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish قصاب (kassâb), from Arabic قَصَّاب (qaṣṣāb).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xaˈsa.pis/
  • Hyphenation: χα‧σά‧πης

Noun

χασάπης • (chasápis) m (plural χασάπηδες, feminine χασάπισσα)

  1. butcher, meat seller, slaughterer
  2. murderer, tyrant, butcher, slaughterer

Declension

Synonyms

  • (meat): χασάπικο n (chasápiko, butcher's shop)
  • χασαπομάχαιρο n (chasapomáchairo, butcher's knife)
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