καρακάξα

Inherited from Byzantine Greek καρακάξα (karakáxa), from a Northern dialectal form καρακάκισσα (karakákissa), from Ancient Greek κόραξ, κόρακος (kórax, kórakos, “raven”) + κίσσα (kíssa, “jay”). Compare Albanian karakaskë (“magpie”), Sicilian carcarazza (“magpie”).

καρακάξα • (karakáxa) f (plural καρακάξες)

1. jay

   Synonym: κίσσα (kíssa)

2. (derogatory) ugly and lying woman

• καρακάξα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language