Cypriot dictionary entry
tüpürdüğünü yalamak
to eat one's words
🇬🇧 English
to eat one's words
🇹🇷 Turkish
tükürdüğünü yalamak, verdiği karardan benliğini küçülterek geri dönmek
🇬🇷 Greek
αλλάζω γνώμη
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About the word "tüpürdüğünü yalamak"
The Cypriot word "tüpürdüğünü yalamak" translates to "to eat one's words" in English, and to "tükürdüğünü yalamak, verdiği karardan benliğini küçülterek geri dönmek" in Turkish (Kıbrıs Türkçesi). In Greek (Κυπριακά), it is rendered as "αλλάζω γνώμη". This entry is part of the Cylingo Cypriot dictionary, a free linguistic resource preserving the dialects spoken across Cyprus.
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