καφετζού

Greek

Etymology

From καφές (kafés) +‎ -τζού (-tzoú).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kafenˈdzu/
• Hyphenation: κα‧φε‧τζού

Noun

καφετζού • (kafetzoú) f (plural καφετζούδες, masculine καφετζής)

1. kafenio owner (female) or owner's wife
2. waiter (female), waitress
3. coffee tasseographer (fortune teller from coffee grounds left in cup)
4. (derogatory) amateur or unqualified fortune teller

Declension

Declension of καφετζού

	singular	plural
nominative	καφετζού •	καφετζούδες •
genitive	καφετζούς •	καφετζούδων •
accusative	καφετζού •	καφετζούδες •
vocative	καφετζού •	καφετζούδες •

Related terms

• καφεμαντεία f (kafemanteía, “tasseography with coffee grounds”)
• κατακάθι n (katakáthi, “grounds, sediment, dregs”)

• and see: καφενείο n (kafeneío, “kafenio”)