Armenian

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Etymology

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Reduplication of հոս (hos, here), a characteristic Western Armenian word that is not used in Eastern Armenian. Compare զոկ (zok).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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հոսհոս (hoshos) (Eastern Armenian)

  1. (ethnic slur) a Western Armenian, especially from Constantinople
    Hypernym: արևմտահայ (arewmtahay)

Declension

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References

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  • Malxaseancʻ, Stepʻan (1944–1945) “հոսհոս”, in Hayerēn bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Armenian Explanatory Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: State Publishing House