λίμα

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Greek

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Italian lima.

Noun

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λίμα (límaf (plural λίμες)

  1. file, rasp
  2. nail file, emery board
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Etymology 2

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Inherited from Byzantine Greek λίμα (líma), itself a backformation from verb λιμάζω (limázō, starve, famish).

Noun

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λίμα (límaf (plural λίμες)

  1. (colloquial) Synonym of πείνα (peína), extreme hunger, gluttony
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