Greek edit

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Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡si.xla/
  • Hyphenation: τσί‧χλα

Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Ancient Greek κίχλη (kíkhlē, thrush).

Noun edit

τσίχλα (tsíchlaf (plural τσίχλες)

  1. (ornithology) thrush; especially Turdus philomelos: song thrush[1]
  2. (figuratively) thin, scrawny man
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thrushes

See also edit

  • άφθα f (áftha, thrush - fungal infection)

Etymology 2 edit

Borrowed from English chicle.

Noun edit

τσίχλα (tsíchlaf (plural τσίχλες)

  1. chewing gum
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References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 Ορνιθολογική[1], The Hellenic Ornithological Society, 2016 July 3 (last accessed)

Further reading edit