τσίτσα

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Etymology[edit]

Probably from Slavic, from Proto-Slavic *cica, cognate with Bulgarian цица (cica, breast).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡sit͡sa/
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  • Hyphenation: τσί‧τσα

Noun[edit]

τσίτσα (tsítsaf (plural τσίτσες)

  1. (vernacular, demotic, rare) a wooden flask, especially for wine
    • 1918 Zacharias Papantoniou, Τὰ ψηλὰ βουνὰ (Tà psēlà bounà, The High Mountains), chap.5
      σήκωσε την τσίτσα και τράβηξε δυο ρουφηξιές
      síkose tin tsítsa kai trávixe dyo roufixiés
      he lifted the flask and took two sips
  2. (vernacular, demotic, very rare) a kind of basket[2]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ τσίτσαΛεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
  2. ^ Dimitrakos, Dimitrios B. (1964) Μέγα λεξικόν ὅλης τῆς Ἑλληνικῆς γλώσσης [Great Dictionary of the entire Greek Language] (in Greek), Athens: Hellenic Paideia