Greek edit

Etymology edit

From Byzantine Greek (ὀ)γκαρίζω ((o)nkarízō) from Hellenistic Koine Greek ὀγκαρίζω (onkarízō), probably a reborrowing from Latin oncare from Ancient Greek ὀγκάομαι (onkáomai) / ὀγκῶμαι (onkômai, bray).[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɡaˈrizo/
  • Hyphenation: γκα‧ρί‧ζω

Verb edit

γκαρίζω (gkarízo) (past γκάρισα/γκάριξα, passive —)

  1. to bray
  2. (figuratively) to shout, to speak very loudly, especially out of anger

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References edit

  1. ^ γκαρίζωΛεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.