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Greek
Etymology
From Byzantine Greek λεμπλεμπίδι (lemplempídi, “roasted chickpea”), from Ottoman Turkish لبلبی (leblebi, “roasted chickpea; jumbled or mashed chickpea”), from Arabic لَبْلَابِيّ (lablābiyy, “chickpea stew”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bixliˈbiði/
- Hyphenation: μπι‧χλι‧μπί‧δι
Noun
μπιχλιμπίδι • (bichlimpídi) n (plural μπιχλιμπίδια)
- trinket, knick-knack, bric-a-brac, bauble (small showy ornament or piece of jewelry)
Η γριά φορούσε διάφορα μπιχλιμπίδια μικρής αξίας.- I griá foroúse diáfora bichlimpídia mikrís axías.
- The old woman was wearing various cheap trinkets.
- (by extension, figuratively) trinket, trifle (anything of little importance or worth)
Αυτή πάντα κουβαλάει ένα σωρό μπιχλιμπίδια στην τσάντα της.- Aftí pánta kouvaláei éna soró bichlimpídia stin tsánta tis.
- She always carries around a load of trinkets in her bag.
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