χάχανο
Greek
Etymology
Onomatopoeic, inherited from Byzantine Greek χάχανον (khákhanon).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxa.xa.no/
- Hyphenation: χά‧χα‧νο
Noun
χάχανο • (cháchano) n (plural χάχανα)
- (colloquial) giggle, snigger, cackle, laugh loudly, unstoppably, often unnecessarily
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | χάχανο (cháchano) | χάχανα (cháchana) |
| genitive | χάχανου (cháchanou) | χάχανων (cháchanon) |
| accusative | χάχανο (cháchano) | χάχανα (cháchana) |
| vocative | χάχανο (cháchano) | χάχανα (cháchana) |
Synonyms
- χαχανητό n (chachanitó)
- χαχάνισμα n (chachánisma)
Related terms
Further reading
- χάχανο, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language