Etymology

moutza

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Today it means: An insulting and contemptuous gesture made with the fingers spread and palms thrust forward, traditional in Greece. Full definition →

Greek μούντζα ← Medieval Greek μούντζα
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  1. Medieval Greek · derived fromμούντζα
  2. Greek · borrowed fromμούντζα
  3. English todaymoutza

From Greek μούντζα (moúntza), from Medieval Greek μούντζα (moúntza)/μούτζα (moútza).

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