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The Greek word for egg is
αβγό





egg



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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