χοντρός

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Greek

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek χονδρός (khondrós, coarse, granular)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xonˈdɾos/
  • Hyphenation: χο‧ντρός

Adjective

χοντρός (chontrósm (feminine χοντρή, neuter χοντρό)

  1. fat, obese, stout, corpulent, heavy (carrying more fat than usual on one's body)
    χοντρό παιδίchontró paidífat child
    χοντρή γάταchontrí gátafat cat
  2. thick, heavy (relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite)
    χοντρά ρούχαchontrá roúchaheavy clothes
    χοντρό βιβλίοchontró vivlíothick book
  3. (figuratively) heavy, serious (important, weighty)
    χοντρό λάθοςchontró láthosgrave mistake
    χοντρή προσβολήchontrí prosvolíheavy insult
  4. low, heavy
    χοντρή φωνήchontrí fonílow voice
  5. coarse (consisting of big pieces or granules)
    χοντρό αλεύριchontró alévricoarse' flour
    χοντρό αλάτιchontró aláticoarse salt
  6. (figuratively) coarse, unrefined, crass (lacking refinement, taste or delicacy)
    χοντρό αστείοchontró asteíocoarse joke
    χοντροί τρόποιchontroí trópoiunrefined manners

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Further reading

  • χοντρόςΛεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.