grecheggiare

Italian

Etymology

From greco (Greek) + -eggiare. The archaic sense "turn to the northeast" comes from greco (wind from the northeast).

Verb

grecheggiàre (first-person singular present grechéggio, first-person singular past historic grecheggiài, past participle grecheggiàto, auxiliary avére) (intransitive)

  1. to imitate the Greeks (in dress, language or art) [auxiliary avere]
    Synonym: grecizzare
  2. (archaic) to turn to the northeast (of a compass)

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