Psorokóstaina

proper noun

An affectionate name used by Greeks of their homeland; it has intimations of poverty and affection.

OriginGreek Ψωροκώσταινα →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An affectionate name used by Greeks of their homeland; it has intimations of poverty and affection.

    But look how he [Venizelos] found Greece when he started. Do you remember what we used to call her Psorokóstaina - Mangy Betty! And look how he left her, one of the nations of the West with steady frontiers, double the size, friends with Turkey ...

    1958, Patrick Leigh Fermor, Mani, London: John Murray, page 208

Origin

  1. GreekΨωροκώσταινα
  2. EnglishPsorokóstaina

From Greek Ψωροκώσταινα (Psorokóstaina).

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APA

Psorokóstaina. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Psorok%C3%B3staina

MLA

“Psorokóstaina.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Psorok%C3%B3staina. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Psorokóstaina,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Psorok%C3%B3staina.

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