Καραγκιόζης

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Etymology[edit]

From Ottoman Turkish قره‌گوز (Karagöz) from قره (kara, black) +‎ گوز (göz, eye).[1]

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Proper noun[edit]

Karagiozis (toy shadow puppet)

Καραγκιόζης (Karagkiózism

  1. Karagiozis (a Greek shadow theatre character, a puppet of Turkish origin)
  2. (figuratevely, derogatory) (of a hilarious, silly person)καραγκιόζης

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References[edit]

  1. ^ ΚαραγκιόζηςΛεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.

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