Cypriot dictionary entry
βένετος
An old-fashioned word for a light blue or blue-green hue
🇬🇧 English
An old-fashioned word for a light blue or blue-green hue
🇹🇷 Turkish
Açık mavi veya mavi-yeşil tonu ifade eden eski bir sözcük
🇬🇷 Greek
Παλαιότερη λέξη για ανοιχτό γαλάζιο ή κυανοπράσινο χρώμα
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About the word "βένετος"
The Cypriot word "βένετος" translates to "An old-fashioned word for a light blue or blue-green hue" in English, and to "Açık mavi veya mavi-yeşil tonu ifade eden eski bir sözcük" in Turkish (Kıbrıs Türkçesi). In Greek (Κυπριακά), it is rendered as "Παλαιότερη λέξη για ανοιχτό γαλάζιο ή κυανοπράσινο χρώμα". This entry is part of the Cylingo Cypriot dictionary, a free linguistic resource preserving the dialects spoken across Cyprus.
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