γαζία

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Etymology

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γαζία

An αντιδάνειο (antidáneio, repatriated loanword).[1] Borrowed from Venetian gazia (compare Italian gaggia), from Late Latin acacia, from Ancient Greek ἀκακία (akakía), from ἀκή (akḗ, point). Doublet of ακακία (akakía).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɣaˈzi.a/
  • Hyphenation: γα‧ζί‧α

Noun

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γαζία (gazíaf (plural γαζίες)

  1. (botany) the needle bush or sweet acacia (Vachellia farnesiana)
  2. (botany) the flower of the needle bush

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ γαζία”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998