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μπουμπουνίζω

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Greek

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Etymology

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Onomatopoeic.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bu.buˈni.zo/
  • Hyphenation: μπου‧μπου‧νί‧ζω

Verb

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μπουμπουνίζω (boumpounízo) (past μπουμπούνισα, passive —)

  1. (intransitive, sometimes impersonal) to rumble (to make a low, heavy, continuous sound)
    Synonym: βροντάω (vrontáo)
  2. (transitive) to get rumbling (:a fire, by adding more fuel)
  3. (transitive, familiar) to slug, to wallop (to hit very hard; to strike heavily)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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