φουσκώνω

Greek

Etymology

From φούσκα (foúska) +‎ -ώνω (-óno).

Verb

φουσκώνω • (fouskóno) (simple past φούσκωσα)

(transitive) blow up, inflate, puff up
(transitive, figuratively) exaggerate
(transitive, figuratively) annoy
(intransitive) blow up, inflate, puff up
(intransitive) be out of breath
(intransitive) be bloated

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Related terms

αλεύρι που φουσκώνει n (alévri pou fouskónei, “self-raising flour”)

Further reading

φουσκώνω in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.

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