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Greek
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish جابا (caba, “gratis, free of charge”).
Pronunciation
Adverb
τζάμπα • (tzámpa)
- (colloquial) free, free of charge, gratis, for nothing (without paying)
Το αμάξι του ήταν παλιό και μου το ’δωσε τζάμπα.- To amáxi tou ítan palió kai mou to ’dose tzámpa.
- His car was old and he gave it to me for free.
- (colloquial) for next to nothing, for a song (cheaply, at a very cheap price)
Αυτό το πουκάμισο το αγόρασα τζάμπα στις προσφορές.- Aftó to poukámiso to agórasa tzámpa stis prosforés.
- I bought this shirt for next to nothing in the sales.
- (colloquial) in vain, for nothing (for no reason, wastefully, or pointlessly)
Το ρολόι δεν δούλεψε ποτέ· τζάμπα έδωσα τόσα λεφτά.- To rolói den doúlepse poté; tzámpa édosa tósa leftá.
- The watch never worked; I paid so much money in vain.
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