κουτσομπόλης

Greek

Etymology

κουτσός (koutsós, lame, limping) + μπολιάζω (boliázo, to graft onto, to inoculate)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kutsoˈbolis/
  • Hyphenation: κου‧τσο‧μπό‧λης

Noun

κουτσομπόλης • (koutsompólis) m (plural κουτσομπόληδες, feminine κουτσομπόλα)

  1. (male) gossip, gossiper (one who talks about third parties, often negatively)
    Μην ακούς τις ιστορίες του Αλέκου, είναι κουτσομπόλης.
    Min akoús tis istoríes tou Alékou, eínai koutsompólis.
    Don't listen to Alekos's stories, he's a gossiper.

Declension

Synonyms

  • (gossiper): κουσκουσούρης m (kouskousoúris)
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