χασάπης

Greek

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ottoman Turkish قصاب (“kassâb”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic قَصَبَة (qaṣaba).

Noun

χασάπης • (chasápis) m

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)
• (murderer): μακελάρης m (makeláris)

Related terms

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