μπόχα

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Greek

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Etymology

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Possibly from *απόχα (*apócha), with rebracketing of initial α and voicing of πμπ influenced by the preceding feminine indefinite article forms μια (mia) and την (tin) respectively.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbo.xa/
  • Hyphenation: μπό‧χα

Noun

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μπόχα (bóchaf (plural μπόχες)

  1. stench, stink, reek (strong foul smell)
    Synonyms: δυσοσμία f (dysosmía), κακοσμία f (kakosmía), βρόμα f (vróma)

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ μπόχα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language