phikeia

Greek translation: seaweed

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Greek term or phrase:phikeia
Selected answer:seaweed
Entered by: Isodynamia

12:24 Feb 16, 2002
Greek language (monolingual) [PRO]
Botany
Greek term or phrase: phikeia
used by the fraternity phi delta theta to refer to their pledges.
pheonix314
seaweed
Explanation:
This word as you write in means "seaweed" in Greek. It is pronounced fee'keea.

It's a very unusual word for a pledge since in Greek this word can be metaphorically used to denote deception by presenting something unworthy as an object of great value or by pretending that false things are true.

HIH

PS - If you think that the pronounciation is wrong or your word is different than what I understood please include it in a note.
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seaweed


Explanation:
This word as you write in means "seaweed" in Greek. It is pronounced fee'keea.

It's a very unusual word for a pledge since in Greek this word can be metaphorically used to denote deception by presenting something unworthy as an object of great value or by pretending that false things are true.

HIH

PS - If you think that the pronounciation is wrong or your word is different than what I understood please include it in a note.

Isodynamia
Greece
Local time: 23:18
Native speaker of: Native in GreekGreek, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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