σιφόν

Greek

Etymology 1

Unadapted borrowing from French siphon.

Noun

σιφόν • (sifón) n (indeclinable)

1. (Standard Modern Greek) siphon
2. (Egyptiot) siphon, cistern, flusher

Alternative forms

• σιφόνι (sifóni) (declinable)

Related terms

• καζανάκι f (kazanáki, “flusher”)

Etymology 2

Unadapted borrowing from French chiffon.

Noun

σιφόν • (sifón) n (indeclinable)

1. the textile chiffon

Further reading

• σιφόν, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
• σιφόν on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el