χασάπης

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Greek

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish قصاب (kassâb), from Arabic قَصَّاب (qaṣṣāb).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xaˈsa.pis/
  • Hyphenation: χα‧σά‧πης

Noun

χασάπης (chasápism (plural χασάπηδες, feminine χασάπισσα)

  1. butcher, meat seller, slaughterer
  2. murderer, tyrant, butcher, slaughterer

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