χάχας
Greek
Etymology
Onomatopoeic, from the laughing sound χα χα (cha cha).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxa.xas/
- Hyphenation: χά‧χας
Noun
χάχας • (cháchas) m (plural χάχες)
- (familiar, colloquial) one who laughs unnecessarily
- booby, simpleton
- Τι γελάτε, ρε χάχες;
- Ti geláte, re cháches;
- What are you laughing at, you idiots?
Usage notes
- Plural is often used, but without genitive.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | χάχας (cháchas) | χάχες (cháches) |
| genitive | χάχα (chácha) | — |
| accusative | χάχα (chácha) | χάχες (cháches) |
| vocative | χάχα (chácha) | χάχες (cháches) |
Related terms
- χαχανητό n (chachanitó, “loud, prolonged laughing”)
- χαχανίζω (chachanízo, “laugh loudly, without stopping”)
- χαχάνισμα n (chachánisma, “loud, prolonged laughing”)
- χάχανο n (cháchano, “loud, prolonged laughing”)
References
- ^ χάχας - Babiniotis, Georgios (2008), Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: […] [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 3rd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias [Lexicology Centre], 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.