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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian presa (pinch).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpɾeza/
  • Hyphenation: πρέ‧ζα

Noun

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πρέζα (prézaf (plural πρέζες)

  1. pinch (small amount of powder or granules, such that the amount could be held between fingertip and thumb tip)
    Η συνταγή θέλει μια πρέζα ζάχαρης.
    I syntagí thélei mia préza zácharis.
    The recipe needs a pinch of sugar.
  2. (colloquial, figuratively) hit (dose of an illegal or addictive drug)
    παίρνω πρέζαpaírno prézatake a hit
  3. (colloquial, figuratively, by extension) drug (illegal or addictive psychoactive substance)
    Τον σκότωσε η πρέζα.
    Ton skótose i préza.
    Drugs killed him.

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