κούκλα
Greek
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkukla/
- Hyphenation: κού‧κλα
Noun
κούκλα • (koúkla) f (plural κούκλες, masculine κούκλος)
- doll, puppet, marionette (toy in the form of a human, usually of a baby or girl)
- Το κοριτσάκι παίζει με τις κούκλες.
- To koritsáki paízei me tis koúkles.
- The little girl plays with the dolls.
- mannequin, dummy (life-size model of the human body, used for the fitting or displaying of clothes)
- Κοίταγε τις κούκλες στην βιτρίνα.
- Koítage tis koúkles stin vitrína.
- She was looking at the mannequins in the display.
- (figuratively) doll, dish, peach, beauty, babe, bombshell (very attractive woman)
- Κοίτα κάτι κούκλες στην παραλία, θεέ μου!
- Koíta káti koúkles stin paralía, theé mou!
- Look at those babes on the beach, my god!
- (colloquial, endearing) darling, sweetheart, babycakes (term of affection for young woman)
- Να ’σαι καλά, κούκλα μου!
- Na ’sai kalá, koúkla mou!
- Take care of yourself, sweetheart!
- skein (length of cotton yarn put up together)
- Χρειάζεσαι πέντε κούκλες για να φτιάξεις πουλόβερ.
- Chreiázesai pénte koúkles gia na ftiáxeis poulóver.
- You need five skeins to make a jumper.
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Synonyms
Derived terms
- έξω κούκλα, μέσα πανούκλα (éxo koúkla, mésa panoúkla, “outside: a doll; inside: a plague”)
- κουκλάκι n (koukláki, “dolly”, diminutive)
- κουκλάρα f (kouklára, “babe, bombshell”, augmentative - sense 3)
- κουκλί n (kouklí, “doll”)
- κουκλίτσα f (kouklítsa, “dolly”, diminutive)
- κουκλοθέατρο n (kouklothéatro, “puppet, puppet theatre”)
- κουκλόσπιτο n (kouklóspito, “doll's house”)
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