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Re: Do you know if there's a traditional knife from Cyprus?

Postby Paphitis » Fri Jan 09, 2015 6:38 pm

Lordo wrote:
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Get Real! wrote:We have the drebani Lordo (the Cyprus sickle) which could cut your head off in one swipe! :lol:

in order to test its efficiency, i would have to try it on you to see if it works reh vosgo

I hope it does because I'm a bit xerotzefalos...

xerodjefaloni is measured in units of kurubetos how many kurubetoses do you think you are when it comes xerodjefaliing. we can sharpen it accordingly.


I am sure you an expert on the subject matter! :lol:
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Re: Do you know if there's a traditional knife from Cyprus?

Postby tsukoui » Sat Jan 10, 2015 1:07 am

bill cobbett wrote:If it helps, in the CY dialect, a small knife and that could be a pen-knife, a locking knife, a pruning knife etc, is called a "chakee".

Would you like to see one of my extensive collection of chakees cousin Lardo, one dark night...???


That's actually what my handle (name) was supposed to be, wasn't sure how to spell it, I thought it was a bigger knife and was pronounced "chakouee"... It was the nick-name of my great grandfather who was a bandit/freedom fighter under the Ottomans... you see how I forgive these rascals :oops:
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Re: Do you know if there's a traditional knife from Cyprus?

Postby Lordo » Sun Jan 11, 2015 8:50 pm

chaki is a tc word gavole. you boys dont even know your own lingo. masheri is what you bloody have, and i emphesise the word bloody on account of what you did to my sweet land.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSaK5OKxgLQ
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Re: Do you know if there's a traditional knife from Cyprus?

Postby kurupetos » Sun Jan 11, 2015 11:59 pm

Lordo wrote:
bill cobbett wrote:If it helps, in the CY dialect, a small knife and that could be a pen-knife, a locking knife, a pruning knife etc, is called a "chakee".

Would you like to see one of my extensive collection of chakees cousin Lardo, one dark night...???


caki is terggish gavole

It's from the Greek word "tsakizo". :lol:
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Re: Do you know if there's a traditional knife from Cyprus?

Postby Lordo » Mon Jan 12, 2015 12:08 am

no it is not. tsakizo is what you do to an olive to get tzakizdez and it is done with a vizzagorotso like your head ideal for such activities.
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Re: Do you know if there's a traditional knife from Cyprus?

Postby kurupetos » Mon Jan 12, 2015 12:09 am

Lordo wrote:no it is not. tsakizo is what you do to an olive to get tzakizdez and it is done with a vizzagorotso

Same root, watermelonhead. :roll:
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Re: Do you know if there's a traditional knife from Cyprus?

Postby Lordo » Mon Jan 12, 2015 12:11 am

oy en onussu dje xigollisen reh xerodjehalo
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Re: Do you know if there's a traditional knife from Cyprus?

Postby kurupetos » Mon Jan 12, 2015 12:12 am

Lordo wrote:oy en onussu dje xigollisen reh xerodjehalo

:shock: Don't worry, I have UHU. :?
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