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Bulgarian
Etymology
Borrowed from Turkish dalavere (“scam”) or Greek νταραβέρι (ntaravéri, “transaction, relationship, commotion”), from the clipping of Italian dare (“giving”) + avere (“taking”). Akin to Macedonian далавера (dalavera), Laz დალავერა (dalavera), Armenian տալավէրա (talavēra), Greek νταλαβέρα (ntalavéra).
Pronunciation
Noun
далаве́ра • (dalavéra) f
- (slang) bargain
- купу́вам на далаве́ра ― kupúvam na dalavéra ― to buy for a good price
- (slang) dirty deal, scam
- пра́вя далаве́ра ― právja dalavéra ― to make a dirty deal
Declension
Synonyms
References
- “далавера”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “далавера”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Macedonian
Pronunciation
Noun
далавера • (dalavera) f
- (colloquial) skulduggery, double-dealing, trickery, scam
Declension