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Where does “αγγουριά” come from?

αγγουριά (Greek) comes from Greek αγγούρι, from Byzantine Greek ἀγγούριν — cucumber.

αγγουριά (Greek): cucumber plant

Definitions

  1. cucumber plant

Ancestry of “αγγουριά”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekαγγούριcucumber; stinker; twerp, nerd
2Byzantine Greekἀγγούρινcucumber

Words derived from “αγγουριά”

  • ξυλαγγουριά
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