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τσακίζω

Pronunciation: /t͡saˈci.zo/

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

verb

  1. to break, to smash (to separate into pieces violently)
  2. to crush, to smash (to defeat overwhelmingly; to overcome completely)
  3. to break, to crush (to cause to lose spirit or will; to oppress or grievously burden)
  4. to start to age (to show marks of age)
  5. to bend over backwards (to make a great effort)
  6. to fold (to become folded)
  7. get out of here, go away, leave, beat it, get lost, disappear, fuck off

Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek τσακίζω (tsakízō), either from onomatopoeic τσακ (tsak, “crack, snap”) or from τσακί (tsakí, “flick knife”) from Turkish çakı, with -ίζω (-ízo) ending.

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