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τρώω

Pronunciation: /ˈtɾo.o/

“τρώω” is a Greek word. Its 7 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to chew and swallow food
  2. to eat, breakfast, dine (have a meal)
  3. to eat nonfasting foods
  4. to corrode, abrade, eat into, rust away
  5. to bite, sting (by insect,etc)
  6. to take bribes
  7. (τις ~) to be beaten, beaten up, to take a beating, to be spanked, smashed, physically attacked, stomped, to lose a game or match, (idiomatic): have one's ass kicked, take an ass kicking, to be finished, to take licks, take a licking

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τρώγω (trṓgō). Forms with stem -φαγ- derived from the stem of Ancient Greek ἔφαγον (éphagon).

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