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αρουχάρα

English translation: αροκάρια

10:24 Sep 20, 2009
Greek to English translations [PRO]
Botany / Cretan dialect word?
Greek term or phrase: αρουχάρα
When sitting taking tea in a Greek fish restaurant at Chioni in Crete, I was impressed by the huge bright red roof plant which trailed over the veranda. I asked the very old lady who had served me 'πως το λένε αυτό το φυτό;' and her reply was
'αρουχάρα'. Has any of the team with Cretan connexions ever come across this word before? It seems to be a very local term for bougainvillea. Is it a corruption of Scarlett O'Hara?
Hellinas
Local time: 05:29
English translation:αροκάρια
Explanation:
Επειδή έζησα περίπου 10 χρόνια στην Κρήτη θεωρώ ότι αναφέρεται στην αροκάρια. ΑΛΛΑ, η αροκάρια είναι δέντρο βελονοειδές παρόμοιο με το έλατο. Εδώ μιλάμε για κόκκινο φύλλωμα αναρριχώμενο. Οπότε δεν αποκλείεται να πρόκειται όντως για Βοκαμβίλια και η γιαγιά να μπερδέυτηκε.
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egm
Local time: 06:29
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Very many thanks for having solved a mystery which has published me for years and which I had entered into my notebook as insoluble!
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4αροκάρια
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αροκάρια


Explanation:
Επειδή έζησα περίπου 10 χρόνια στην Κρήτη θεωρώ ότι αναφέρεται στην αροκάρια. ΑΛΛΑ, η αροκάρια είναι δέντρο βελονοειδές παρόμοιο με το έλατο. Εδώ μιλάμε για κόκκινο φύλλωμα αναρριχώμενο. Οπότε δεν αποκλείεται να πρόκειται όντως για Βοκαμβίλια και η γιαγιά να μπερδέυτηκε.

egm
Local time: 06:29
Native speaker of: Native in GreekGreek
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Very many thanks for having solved a mystery which has published me for years and which I had entered into my notebook as insoluble!
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