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karagiozis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
kara-giozis
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A certain Greek shadow puppet character, of Turkish origin.

name

Someone completely ridiculous, a buffoon

Derogatory

Etymology

From Greek Καραγκιόζης (Karagkiózis), from Ottoman Turkish قرهگوز (Karagöz, “lit. Black eye”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Καραγκιόζης, قرهگوز

Usage

Questions

What does karagiozis mean?
A certain Greek shadow puppet character, of Turkish origin.
Where does karagiozis come from?
It is traced to Greek.

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