γαζία
Greek edit
Etymology edit
An αντιδάνειο (antidáneio, “repatriated loanword”).[1] Borrowed from Venetian gazia (compare Italian gaggia), from Late Latin acacia, from Ancient Greek ἀκακία (akakía), from ἀκή (akḗ, “point”). Doublet of ακακία (akakía).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
γαζία • (gazía) f (plural γαζίες)
- (botany) the needle bush or sweet acacia (Vachellia farnesiana)
- (botany) the flower of the needle bush
Declension edit
declension of γαζία
References edit
- ^ γαζία - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.