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Greek
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian presa (“pinch”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɾeza/
- Hyphenation: πρέ‧ζα
Noun
πρέζα • (préza) f (plural πρέζες)
- pinch (small amount of powder or granules, such that the amount could be held between fingertip and thumb tip)
Η συνταγή θέλει μια πρέζα ζάχαρης.- I syntagí thélei mia préza zácharis.
- The recipe needs a pinch of sugar.
- (colloquial, figuratively) hit (dose of an illegal or addictive drug)
- παίρνω πρέζα ― paírno préza ― take a hit
- (colloquial, figuratively, by extension) drug (illegal or addictive psychoactive substance)
Τον σκότωσε η πρέζα.- Ton skótose i préza.
- Drugs killed him.
Declension
Declension of πρέζα
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singular
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plural
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nominative
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πρέζα (préza)
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πρέζες (prézes)
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genitive
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πρέζας (prézas)
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accusative
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πρέζα (préza)
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πρέζες (prézes)
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vocative
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πρέζα (préza)
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πρέζες (prézes)
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Synonyms
Derived terms
- πρεζάκιας m (prezákias, “junkie, drug addict”)
- πρεζάρω (prezáro, “to take drugs, to use”)
- πρεζόνι n (prezóni, “junkie, drug addict”)