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Etymology

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χαράμ(ι) (charám(i), for nothing, in vain) +‎ -ο- (-o-) +‎ φα(ΐ) (fa(ḯ), food) + ending -ης (-is).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /xa.ɾa.moˈfa.is/
  • Hyphenation: χα‧ρα‧μο‧φά‧ης

Noun

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χαραμοφάης (charamofáism (plural χαραμοφάηδες, feminine χαραμοφάισσα)

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) freeloader, good-for-nothing, parasite

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ χαραμοφάης, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language