βεντούζα

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Greek[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French ventouse, from Latin ventosa (cucurbita)[1]

Noun[edit]

βεντούζα (ventoúzaf (plural βεντούζες)

  1. plunger (used by plumbers)
  2. suction cup, sucker (of a flexible material)
  3. (biology) sucker (found on octopuses, leeches, lamphrey, etc)
  4. (medicine, dated) cup used in fire cupping.

Declension[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ βεντούζα - Babiniotis, Georgios (2008) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: [] (in Greek), 3rd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias [Lexicology Centre], 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.

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