χασάπης

Greek

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish قصاب (kassâb), from Arabic قَصَّاب (qaṣṣāb).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xaˈsa.pis/
• Hyphenation: χα‧σά‧πης

Noun

χασάπης • (chasápis) m (plural χασάπηδες, feminine χασάπισσα)

1. butcher, meat seller, slaughterer
2. murderer, tyrant, butcher, slaughterer

Declension

Declension of χασάπης

	singular	plural
nominative	χασάπης (chasápis)	χασάπηδες (chasápides)
genitive	χασάπη (chasápi)	χασάπηδων (chasápidon)
accusative	χασάπη (chasápi)	χασάπηδες (chasápides)
vocative	χασάπη (chasápi)	χασάπηδες (chasápides)

Synonyms

• (butcher, meat seller): κρεοπώλης m (kreopólis)
• (butcher, meat seller): κρεοπώλισσα f (kreopólissa)
• (murderer): μακελάρης m (makeláris)

Related terms

• (meat): χασάπικο n (chasápiko, “butcher's shop”)
• χασαπομάχαιρο n (chasapomáchairo, “butcher's knife”)