χαζομάρα

Greek

Alternative forms

  • χαζαμάρα (chazamára)

Etymology

From χαζο- (chazo-, “stupid, idiotic”) +‎ -μάρα (-mára, feminine prefix)[1] or from χαζ(ός) (chaz(ós)) + -ομάρα (-omára) & -αμάρα (-amára) for the variant χαζαμάρα (chazamára).[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xa.zoˈma.ɾa/
  • Hyphenation: χα‧ζο‧μά‧ρα

Noun

χαζομάρα • (chazomára) f (plural χαζομάρες)

  1. (colloquial) stupidity, idiocy (the quality of being stupid)
    Η χαζομάρα αυτού του παιδιού είναι άλλο πράγμα.
    I chazomára aftoú tou paidioú eínai állo prágma.
    The stupidity of this child is something else.
  2. (colloquial) nonsense, stupidity, idiocy, rubbish (stupid behaviour or talk)
    Μη λες χαζομάρες . ― Mi les chazomáres . ― Stop saying silly things - literally: Don't say silly things.
    Έχω βαρεθεί τις χαζομάρες που κάνει ο θείος μου. ― Écho varetheí tis chazomáres pou kánei o theíos mou. ― I've gotten tired of my uncle's silly behaviour.

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Derived terms

  • χαζομαρίτσα f (chazomarítsa) (diminutive)
  • χαζομαρούλα f (chazomaroúla) (diminutive)

References

  1. s.v. "χαζός" - χαζομάρα - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre
  2. χαζομάρα - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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