γαζία
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Greek[edit]
Etymology[edit]
An αντιδάνειο (antidáneio, “repatriated loanword”).[1] Borrowed from Venetian gazia (compare Italian gaggia), from Late Latin acacia, from Ancient Greek ἀκακία (akakía), from ἀκή (akḗ, “point”). Doublet of ακακία (akakía).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
γαζία • (gazía) f (plural γαζίες)
- (botany) the needle bush or sweet acacia (Vachellia farnesiana)
- (botany) the flower of the needle bush
Declension[edit]
Declension of γαζία
References[edit]
- ^ “γαζία”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998