χαστούκι

Greek

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Etymology

From Byzantine Greek χαστούκι (khastoúki), of unknown etymology.[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xaˈstu.ci/
  • Hyphenation: χα‧στού‧κι

Noun

χαστούκι • (chastoúki) n (plural χαστούκια)

  1. smack, slap (blow on the cheek given with the open hand)
    Η Τζένη του έδωσε χαστούκι όταν προσπάθησε να της βάλει χέρι.
    I Tzéni tou édose chastoúki ótan prospáthise na tis válei chéri.
    Jenny gave him a slap when he tried to grope her.
    ανάποδο χαστούκιanápodo chastoúkibackhander (slap with the back of the hand)
  2. (figuratively) blow (damaging occurrence)
    Η ζωή του έδωσε πολλά χαστούκια αλλά το μεγαλύτερο ήταν ο θάνατος της γυναίκας του.
    I zoḯ tou édose pollá chastoúkia allá to megalýtero ítan o thánatos tis gynaíkas tou.
    Life dealt him many blows, but the biggest was the death of his wife.

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References

  1. χαστούκι - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
  2. χαστούκι - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre
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