The Greek word for egg is
αβγό
Translations for egg and their definitions
| αβγό | |
| 1. n. (zoology) egg (spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, reptiles, insects and other animals, housing the embryo during its development) | |
| Το αβγό της χελώνας είναι μικρό και ολοστρόγγυλο. - A turtle's egg is small and totally round. | |
| 2. n. (more specifically) egg (of a hen, used as food) | |
| Για να φτιάξεις μπισκότα χρειάζεσαι αβγά, αλεύρι και βούτυρο. - To make biscuits, you need eggs, flour and butter. | |
| 3. n. (figuratively) egg (anything shaped like an egg) | |
| Το Πάσχα στην Ευρώπη τρώνε σοκολατένια αβγά. - At Easter in Europe, chocolate eggs are eaten. | |
| 4. n. (biology) egg, ovum (female primary cell) | |
| Δύο άντρες χρειάζονται το αβγό μιας γυναίκας για να έχουν ένα παιδί. - Two men need a woman's egg to have a child. |
| ωάριο | |
| 1. n-n. (medicine, biology) egg cell, ovum | |
| 2. n-n. (botany) ovule |
| παίρνω με τ' αβγά | |
| 1. v. (colloquial) egg (to throw eggs at someone or something) | |
| Οι διαδηλωτές πήραν τον πρωθυπουργό με τ’ αβγά καθώς έβγαινε απ’ τ’ αμάξι. - The protesters egged the Prime Minister as he was exiting the car. | |
| 2. v. (colloquial figuratively) disapprove strongly | |
| Αν το προτείνουμε αυτό, θα μας πάρουν με τ’ αβγά. - If we suggest that, they'll hurl tomatoes at us. |
| προτρέπω | |
| 1. v. urge |
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