γαζία
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[edit]Etymology
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An αντιδάνειο (antidáneio, “repatriated loanword”).[1] Borrowed from Venetian gazia (compare Italian gaggia), from Late Latin acacia, from Ancient Greek ἀκακία (akakía), from ἀκή (akḗ, “point”). Doublet of ακακία (akakía).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]γαζία • (gazía) f (plural γαζίες)
- (botany) the needle bush or sweet acacia (Vachellia farnesiana)
- (botany) the flower of the needle bush
Declension
[edit]Declension of γαζία
References
[edit]- ^ γαζία, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language