Καραγκιόζης

Greek

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish قره‌گوز (Karagöz) from قره (kara, black) +‎ گوز (göz, eye).[1]

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Karagiozis (toy shadow puppet)

Καραγκιόζης (Karagkiózism

  1. Karagiozis (a Greek shadow theatre character, a puppet of Turkish origin)
  2. (figuratevely, derogatory) (of a hilarious, silly person)καραγκιόζης

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Καραγκιόζης”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998

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