χορτάτος

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Greek

Etymology

From χορτ(αίνω) (chort(aíno)) +‎ -άτος (-átos).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xoɾˈta.tos/
  • Hyphenation: χορ‧τά‧τος

Adjective

χορτάτος (chortátosm (feminine χορτάτη, neuter χορτάτο)

  1. full, replete, sated, satiated
    θέλω και την πίτα ολόκληρη και τον σκύλο χορτάτο (idiomatic)
    thélo kai tin píta olókliri kai ton skýlo chortáto
    to want to have one's cake and eat it too
    (literally, “to want both the whole pie and the dog full”)

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References

  1. ^ χορτάτος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language