χάχανο
Appearance
Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Onomatopoeic, inherited from Byzantine Greek χάχανον (khákhanon).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]χάχανο • (cháchano) n (plural χάχανα)
- (colloquial) giggle, snigger, cackle, laugh loudly, unstoppably, often unnecessarily
Declension
[edit]singular | plural | |
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nominative | χάχανο (cháchano) | χάχανα (cháchana) |
genitive | χάχανου (cháchanou) | χάχανων (cháchanon) |
accusative | χάχανο (cháchano) | χάχανα (cháchana) |
vocative | χάχανο (cháchano) | χάχανα (cháchana) |
Synonyms
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- χάχανο, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language