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αβγό
avgó



egg
egg


Definitions

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αβγό
     1. n. (zoology) egg (spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, reptiles, insects and other animals, housing the embryo during its development)
           Το αβγό της χελώνας είναι μικρό και ολοστρόγγυλο. - A turtle's egg is small and totally round.
     2. n. (more specifically) egg (of a hen, used as food)
           Για να φτιάξεις μπισκότα χρειάζεσαι αβγά, αλεύρι και βούτυρο. - To make biscuits, you need eggs, flour and butter.
     3. n. (figuratively) egg (anything shaped like an egg)
           Το Πάσχα στην Ευρώπη τρώνε σοκολατένια αβγά. - At Easter in Europe, chocolate eggs are eaten.
     4. n. (biology) egg, ovum (female primary cell)
           Δύο άντρες χρειάζονται το αβγό μιας γυναίκας για να έχουν ένα παιδί. - Two men need a woman's egg to have a child.



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