νέφτι

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish نفت (neft, “spirit of turpentine”). Doublet of νάφθα (náftha).

νέφτι • (néfti) n (plural νέφτια)

1. (chemistry) turpentine, volatile essential oil from distillation of terebinth or pine tree resin, used as a solvent and paint thinner.

   Synonyms: τερεβινθέλαιο (terevinthélaio), τερεβινθίνη (terevinthíni), τρεμεντίνα (trementína)

2. (chemistry) mineral turpentine, white spirit, volatile transparent liquid derived from paraffin, used as a solvent and paint thinner, with similar applications but very different chemical consistency from resin-derived wood turpentine.

   Synonym: ορυκτή τερεβινθίνη (oryktí terevinthíni)

• βάζω νέφτι σε κάποιον (vázo néfti se kápoion, “to make someone run fast”) (literally: "to put turpentine in someone")

• νέφτι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el
• νέφτι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language