φασούλι

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Greek

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /faˈsu.li/
  • Hyphenation: φα‧σού‧λι

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Byzantine Greek φασούλιν (phasoúlin), diminutive of Hellenistic Koine Greek φάσουλος (phásoulos), from φασίολος (phasíolos), from Latin phaseolus, diminutive of phaselus, itself from Ancient Greek φάσηλος (phásēlos). Also see φασόλι (fasóli).

Noun

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φασούλι (fasoúlin (plural φασούλια)

  1. (colloquial) Alternative form of φασόλι (fasóli, bean)
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and colloquial variations:

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Italian fasullo (fake), plural fasulli, mistaken for singular φασούλι (fasoúli, bean) by pseudoetymology.[1]

Noun

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φασούλι (fasoúlin (plural φασούλια)

  1. (idiomatic, colloquial) an unexpected problem
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References

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