далавера

Borrowed from Turkish dalavere (“scam”) or Greek νταραβέρι (ntaravéri, “transaction, relationship, commotion”), from the clipping of Italian dare (“giving”) +‎ avere (“taking”). Akin to Macedonian далавера (dalavera), Laz დალავერა (dalavera), Armenian տալավէրա (talavēra), Greek νταλαβέρα (ntalavéra), Ladino dalavera.

• IPA^(key): [dɐɫɐˈvɛrɐ]

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далаве́ра • (dalavéra) f

1. (slang) bargain

   купу́вам на далаве́ра ― kupúvam na dalavéra ― to buy for a good price

2. (slang) dirty deal, scam

   пра́вя далаве́ра ― právja dalavéra ― to make a dirty deal

• взи́мане-да́ване (vzímane-dávane, “taking-giving”)
• алъ́ш-вери́ш (alǎ́š-veríš, “taking-giving”) (from Turkish)

• “далавера”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “далавера”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

• IPA^(key): [daˈɫavɛɾa] (stilted)
• IPA^(key): [daɫaˈvɛɾa] (nonstandard, common)

далавера • (dalavera) f

1. (colloquial) skulduggery, double-dealing, trickery, scam