Cypriot dictionary entry
μαννός (mannos)
idiot, moron
🇬🇧 English
idiot, moron
🇹🇷 Turkish
yumuşak (eski Yunanca manós’tan)
🇬🇷 Greek
μαννός
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About the word "μαννός (mannos)"
The Cypriot word "μαννός (mannos)" translates to "idiot, moron" in English, and to "yumuşak (eski Yunanca manós’tan)" in Turkish (Kıbrıs Türkçesi). In Greek (Κυπριακά), it is rendered as "μαννός". This entry is part of the Cylingo Cypriot dictionary, a free linguistic resource preserving the dialects spoken across Cyprus.
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