στρούγκα
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Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Compare Albanian shtrungë, Aromanian strungã, Serbo-Croatian strȕga / стру̏га.
Noun
[edit]στρούγκα • (stroúgka) f (plural στρούγκες)
- goat or sheep fence, fold, pen
- (derogatory) prison
- Synonym: φυλακή (fylakí)
- (derogatory) prison
- flock
- Synonym: κοπάδι (kopádi)
- (derogatory, humorous) flock (group religious followers)
- Synonym: ποίμνιο (poímnio)
- (derogatory) political party, ideological group, etc. or its followers
References
[edit]- στρούγκα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
- στρούγκα - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: […] [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias [Lexicology Centre], 1st edition 1998, →ISBN, page 1667a.