golliwog

Greek translation: μαυρούκω

10:56 Oct 20, 2023
English to Greek translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / παιδικά παιχνίδια
English term or phrase: golliwog
with a stuffed golliwog beside him.
From Wikipedia:
a soft doll with bright clothes, a black face, and fuzzy hair (now widely regarded as an offensive racist caricature).
Eftychia Stamatopoulou
Greece
Local time: 01:08
Greek translation:μαυρούκω
Explanation:
με μια λούτρινη μαυρούκω δίπλα του

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Note added at 10 mins (2023-10-20 11:07:12 GMT)
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... κάπως μου πάει καλύτερα το "μαυρούκω" παρά το "μαυρούκα", ως πιο μειωτικό
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Vasileios Paraskevas
Greece
Local time: 01:08
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σε ευχαριστώ
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1μαυρούκω
Vasileios Paraskevas
Summary of reference entries provided
«Brexit»: Oι αιτίες της οργής
Haralabos Papatheodorou

  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
μαυρούκω


Explanation:
με μια λούτρινη μαυρούκω δίπλα του

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Note added at 10 mins (2023-10-20 11:07:12 GMT)
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... κάπως μου πάει καλύτερα το "μαυρούκω" παρά το "μαυρούκα", ως πιο μειωτικό

Vasileios Paraskevas
Greece
Local time: 01:08
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GreekGreek
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
σε ευχαριστώ

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Anastasia Kalantzi
8 hrs
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Reference comments


1 hr peer agreement (net): +1
Reference: «Brexit»: Oι αιτίες της οργής

Reference information:
https://www.avgi.gr/entheta/monde-diplomatique/208153_brexit...

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https://www.benaki.org/index.php?option=com_collectionitems&...

Haralabos Papatheodorou
Greece
Native speaker of: Native in GreekGreek

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  Anastasia Kalantzi
7 hrs
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