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Greek
Etymology
Borrowed from French fétiche (“fetish”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /feˈtix/
- Hyphenation: φε‧τίχ
Noun
φετίχ • (fetích) n (indeclinable)
- fetish (something which is believed to possess, contain, or cause spiritual or magical powers)
- fetish (sexual attraction to or arousal at something sexual or nonsexual such as an object or a part of the body)
Τα τακούνια είναι το φετίχ του.- Ta takoúnia eínai to fetích tou.
- High heels are his fetish.
- (figuratively) fetish, obsession (irrational or abnormal fixation or preoccupation)
Έχει φετίχ με τα βιβλία.- Échei fetích me ta vivlía.
- He has an obsession with books.
Synonyms
- (sexual fetish): βίτσιο n (vítsio)
- (obsession): μανία f (manía)
Derived terms