Contributions

Sophoulikans

Posted on 03 Jun 2019

1) Fanos = extractor fan. Deriving from the word Fan
2) Ketlos = kettle.
3) Chekki = Cheque
4) B…

andreashcy

Posted on 03 Jun 2019

Hartakas = Heart Attack ( Έπιαντον ο χάρτακας)
Busso = Bus
Ketlos = kettle (βάλτον κετλον πανω - …

Pav Panayioti Mastihi

Posted on 03 Jun 2019

Οι πιτλοι/ the Beatles ( the band, not the insects)

Ο ποηφρε/ boyfriend

Η κεηφρε/ the girlfr…

Adonis Florides

Posted on 01 Jun 2019

A few words from the vocabulary used by Cypriots soldiers in the British army during WW2 as I remem…

Peter G

Posted on 01 Jun 2019

From Australia, mostly from speaking to grandparents (Greek and Cypriot):
Floori - floor
Garagi- …

Panicos

Posted on 01 Jun 2019

Παστεππιν (pasteppin) comes from bus stop

Μοππος (ρ. Μοππαρω) comes from the word mop (mopping …

Kyriakos karallis

Posted on 01 Jun 2019

Karo/Caro: car/automobile
tsaera: chair
Driavaris: driving

Pav Panayioti Mastihi

Posted on 01 Jun 2019

Μαππος/ mop
Χουβα/ vaccume cleaner
Μιτρα/ meter (as in gas or Electric meter. Possibly not used n…

Pedro Demetriou

Posted on 01 Jun 2019

Bango

This has always been used by my family when referring to the breakfast table.

E.g. Na …

Kyri P

Posted on 31 May 2019

Do Basso - the bus
Karpeto - carpet
Do kitchin - kitchen
To keto - kettle

My mother came o…

Tagged: Mum's, dialect