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Where does “αγγούρι” come from?

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

αγγούρι (Greek): cucumber; stinker; twerp, nerd

Definitions

  1. cucumber; stinker; twerp, nerd

Ancestry of “αγγούρι”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Byzantine Greekἀγγούρινcucumber

Words derived from “αγγούρι”

  • ξυλάγγουρο
  • αγγουράκι
  • αγγουροντομάτα
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