χασάπης

Greek

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish قصاب (kassâb), from Arabic قَصَّاب (qaṣṣāb).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xaˈsa.pis/
• Hyphenation: χα‧σά‧πης

Noun

χασάπης • (chasápis) m (plural χασάπηδες, feminine χασάπισσα)

1. butcher, meat seller, slaughterer
2. murderer, tyrant, butcher, slaughterer

Declension

Declension of χασάπης

	singular	plural
nominative	χασάπης •	χασάπηδες •
genitive	χασάπη •	χασάπηδων •
accusative	χασάπη •	χασάπηδες •
vocative	χασάπη •	χασάπηδες •

Synonyms

• (butcher, meat seller): κρεοπώλης m (kreopólis)
• (butcher, meat seller): κρεοπώλισσα f (kreopólissa)
• (murderer): μακελάρης m (makeláris)

Related terms

• (meat): χασάπικο n (chasápiko, “butcher's shop”)
• χασαπομάχαιρο n (chasapomáchairo, “butcher's knife”)