λαχούρι

Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish لاهوری (lâhuri), see there for more.

Noun

λαχούρι • (lachoúri) n (plural λαχούρια)

1. A kind of embroidered silk or woolen fabric with a characteristic decorative pattern.
2. A women's shawl made of the above fabric.

   Synonym: σάλι (sáli)

Declension

Declension of λαχούρι

	singular	plural
nominative	λαχούρι •	λαχούρια •
genitive	λαχουριού •	λαχουριών •
accusative	λαχούρι •	λαχούρια •
vocative	λαχούρι •	λαχούρια •

Derived terms

• λαχουράκι (lachouráki)

 

Descendants

• → Albanian: lahur
• → Aromanian: lãhurã
• → Romanian: lahur

References

• λαχούρι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
• λαχούρι - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: […] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias [Lexicology Centre], 1st edition 1998, →ISBN, page 995a.