English Explanatory Dictionary

Karagiozis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A certain Greek shadow puppet character, of Turkish origin.
  2. Someone completely ridiculous, a buffoon

Word forms

Karagiozis

Etymology

From Greek Καραγκιόζης (Karagkiózis), from Ottoman Turkish قرهگوز (Karagöz, “lit. Black eye”).

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