κῶβαξ
From LSJ
τὰ σῦκα σῦκα, τὴν σκάφην δὲ σκάφην ὀνομάζειν → call a spade a spade | speak the truth | speak straight from the shoulder | give it straight from the shoulder | give the straight goods | not to mince matters | not to mince words | not mince words | call things by their right names | call a spade a spade and a shovel a shovel | call a shovel a shovel | call a spade a spade, not a big spoon
English (LSJ)
Frisk Etymological English
Grammatical information: m.
Meaning: ὁ μέγας τέττιξ H.
Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]
Etymology: After Gil Emerita 25, 321 f. with β for F to καύαξ etc. ( ?). In any case it is a Pre-Greek word.
Frisk Etymology German
κῶβαξ: {kō̃baks}
Meaning: ὁ μέγας τέττιξ H.
Etymology : Nach Gil Emerita 25, 321 f. mit β für ϝ zu καύαξ usw. ( ?).
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