βυζί
Greek
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Byzantine Greek βυζίον (buzíon), from βυζάνω (buzánō, “to breastfeed”), from Proto-Indo-European *bheu-ə- (“to swell, bend, curve”). Cognates include English bosom, German Busen (“breast”), Dutch boezem (“breast”) Albanian buzë (“lip”), Romanian buză (“lip”), Irish bus (“lip”), and Latin bucca (“cheek”).
Pronunciation
Noun
βυζί • (vyzí) n (plural βυζιά)
- (colloquial, vulgar) tit, boob (the breast)
- Με αυτό το σουτιέν που φοράει, της πέφτουν τα βυζιά απ' έξω. ― Me aftó to soutién pou foráei, tis péftoun ta vyziá ap' éxo. ― With that bra that she's wearing, her tits are falling out.
Declension
Declension of βυζί
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