χάχας

χάχας

Greek

Etymology

Onomatopoeic, from the laughing sound χα χα (cha cha).[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxa.xas/
• Hyphenation: χά‧χας

Noun

χάχας • (cháchas) m (plural χάχες)

1. (familiar, colloquial) one who laughs unnecessarily
2. booby, simpleton

   Τι γελάτε, ρε χάχες;

   Ti geláte, re cháches;

   What are you laughing at, you idiots?

Usage notes

• Plural is often used, but without genitive.

Declension

declension of χάχας

case     \\     number	singular	plural
nominative	χάχας •	χάχες •
genitive	χάχα •	—
accusative	χάχα •	χάχες •
vocative	χάχα •	χάχες •

Related terms

• χαχανητό n (chachanitó, “loud, prolonged laughing”)
• χαχανίζω (chachanízo, “laugh loudly, without stopping”)
• χαχάνισμα n (chachánisma, “loud, prolonged laughing”)
• χάχανο n (cháchano, “loud, prolonged laughing”)

References

1. Georgios Babiniotis (2008), “χάχας”, in Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: […] [Dictionary of the New Greek Language] (in Greek), 3rd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias, →ISBN.