Cypriot dictionary entry
laportaro
to report an offence
🇬🇧 English
to report an offence
🇹🇷 Turkish
şikayet etmek
🇬🇷 Greek
καταγγέλλω
A little context
About the word "laportaro"
The Cypriot word "laportaro" translates to "to report an offence" in English, and to "şikayet etmek" in Turkish (Kıbrıs Türkçesi). In Greek (Κυπριακά), it is rendered as "καταγγέλλω". This entry is part of the Cylingo Cypriot dictionary, a free linguistic resource preserving the dialects spoken across Cyprus.
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