հոսհոս

Armenian

Etymology

Reduplication of հոս (hos, here), a characteristic Western Armenian word that is not used in Eastern Armenian. Compare զոկ (zok).

Pronunciation

Noun

հոսհոս (hoshos) (Eastern Armenian)

  1. (ethnic slur) a Western Armenian, especially from Constantinople
    Hypernym: արևմտահայ (arewmtahay)

Declension

References

  • Malxaseancʿ, Stepʿan (1944–1945), հոսհոս”, in Hayerēn bacʿatrakan baṙaran [Armenian Explanatory Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: State Publishing House
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