λαγούμι
Greek
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish لغم (lağım), from Arabic لَغْم (laḡm), itself from Ancient Greek λαχαίνω (lakhaínō, “to dig, to excavate”), from Ancient Greek λαχών (lakhṓn, “to obtain, to draw, to receive”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /laˈɣu.mi/
Noun
λαγούμι • (lagoúmi) n
- narrow underground tunnel, burrow (especially: as dug by a small creature)
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