κρεβατομουρμούρα

Greek (Cypriot)

/kɾevatomuɾˈmuɾa/

noun
Definitions
  • (colloquial) curtain lecture scolding or grumbling by a wife to her husband in bed

Etymology

Compound from Greek (modern) κρεβάτι (bed) + Greek (modern) -ο- (infix, switch off, linking vowel)+ Greek (modern) μουρμούρα (murmur).

Origin

Greek (Cypriot)

μουρμούρα

Gloss

murmur

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