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