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Greek
Etymology
Onomatopoeic, from the laughing sound χα χα (cha cha).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxa.xas/
- Hyphenation: χά‧χας
Noun
χάχας • (cháchas) m (plural χάχες)
- (familiar, colloquial) one who laughs unnecessarily
- booby, simpleton
Τι γελάτε, ρε χάχες;- Ti geláte, re cháches;
- What are you laughing at, you idiots?
Usage notes
- Plural is often used, but without genitive.
Declension
- χαχανητό n (chachanitó, “loud, prolonged laughing”)
- χαχανίζω (chachanízo, “laugh loudly, without stopping”)
- χαχάνισμα n (chachánisma, “loud, prolonged laughing”)
- χάχανο n (cháchano, “loud, prolonged laughing”)
References
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χάχας - Babiniotis, Georgios (2008) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: (in Greek), 3rd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias , 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.