τζαμπέ

Greek

Alternative forms

τσαμπέ (tsampé)

Etymology

From τζάμπ(α) (tzámp(a)) (from Ottoman Turkish جابا (caba, “gratis, free of charge”)) + adverb suffix -έ (-é), from French -é, with extended use for non-French loanwords.^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /d͡zaˈbe/
Hyphenation: τζα‧μπέ

Adverb

τζαμπέ • (tzampé)

Informal form of τζάμπα (tzámpa).

References

^ «τσαμπέ» s.v. “"-έ"”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998

[1] «τσαμπέ» s.v. “"-έ"”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998

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