καμικάζι

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from English kamikaze, from Japanese 神風(かみ​かぜ) (kami​kaze, “divine wind”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ka.miˈka.zi/
  • Hyphenation: κα‧μι‧κά‧ζι

Noun

καμικάζι • (kamikázi) m (indeclinable)

  1. kamikaze (suicidal attacker)
  2. (colloquial, slang) road hog (bad or inconsiderate driver)

References

  1. ^ καμικάζι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
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