Etymology

fakelaki

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Today it means: An envelope containing cash, offered as a bribe in Greece. Full definition →

Greek φακελάκι
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The story

  1. Greek · borrowed fromφακελάκι“little envelope”
  2. English todayfakelaki

From Greek φακελάκι (fakeláki, “little envelope”).

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