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Greek
Etymology
From χαζο- (chazo-, “stupid, idiotic”) + -μάρα (-mára, feminine prefix) or from χαζ(ός) (chaz(ós)) + -ομάρα (-omára) & -αμάρα (-amára) for the variant χαζαμάρα (chazamára).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xa.zoˈma.ɾa/
- Hyphenation: χα‧ζο‧μά‧ρα
Noun
χαζομάρα • (chazomára) f (plural χαζομάρες)
- (colloquial) stupidity, idiocy (the quality of being stupid)
Η χαζομάρα αυτού του παιδιού είναι άλλο πράγμα.- I chazomára aftoú tou paidioú eínai állo prágma.
- The stupidity of this child is something else.
- (colloquial) nonsense, stupidity, idiocy, rubbish (stupid behaviour or talk)
- Μη λες χαζομάρες . ― Mi les chazomáres . ― Stop saying silly things - literally: Don't say silly things.
- Έχω βαρεθεί τις χαζομάρες που κάνει ο θείος μου. ― Écho varetheí tis chazomáres pou kánei o theíos mou. ― I've gotten tired of my uncle's silly behaviour.
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References
- ^ s.v. "χαζός" - χαζομάρα - 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
- ^ “χαζομάρα”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998