καμπούρης

Greek

Etymology

From Turkish kambur, from Ancient Greek καμπύλος (kampúlos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kamˈbuɾis/
  • Hyphenation: κα‧μπού‧ρης

Noun

καμπούρης • (kampoúris) m (plural καμπούρηδες, feminine καμπούρα)

  1. (colloquial) hunchback, humpback (person hunched over or suffering from kyphosis, scoliosis, etc)
    • 1964, Kostas Varnalis/Mikis Theodorakis, Η μπαλάντα του Αντρίκου:
      Είχε την τέντα ξομπλιαστή
      η βάρκα του καμπούρη Αντρέα.
      Andreas the hunchback's boat
      had a tent decorated with embroidery.

Declension

  • καμπούρα f (kampoúra, “hump, hunchback”)
  • καμπουριάζω (kampouriázo, “to hunch over, to become hunchbacked”)
  • καμπουριαστός (kampouriastós, “humpbacked, hunchbacked”)
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