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χολή

χολή

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • χόλος (khólos)

Noun

χολή (kholḗ) f (genitive χολῆς); first declension

  1. gall, bile
  2. (in the plural) gall bladder
  3. bitterness, wrath, anger
  4. disgust, aversion

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Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰel-.

Noun

χολή (cholí) f (plural χολές)

  1. gall, bile
  2. (colloquial) gall bladder
  3. (figuratively) bitterness, wrath, anger, bile

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