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Etymology edit

From φούχτα (foúchta) with metathesis,[1] but uncertain beyond that.[2]

Noun edit

χούφτα (choúftaf (plural χούφτες)

  1. Palm of hand, fist.
  2. Handful.

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References edit

  1. ^ χούφταΛεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
  2. ^ Kriaras, Emmanuel (1995) Νέο ελληνικό λεξικό της σύγχρονης δημοτικής γλώσσας [Modern Greek Dictionary of the Contemporary Demotic Language, Written and Spoken], Athens: Ekdotike Athenon