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Νέµουσι δ' οἴκους καὶ τὰ ναυστολούµενα ἔσω δόµων σῴζουσιν, οὐδ' ἐρηµίᾳ γυναικὸς οἶκος εὐπινὴς οὐδ' ὄλβιος → They manage households, and save what is brought by sea within the home, and no house deprived of a woman can be tidy and prosperous

Euripides, Melanippe Captiva, Fragment 6.11

Greek Monolingual

και κουβαρδάς και χουβαρδάς, ο
1. αυτός που ξοδεύει με απλοχεριά για τους άλλους, γενναιόδωρος, ανοιχτοχέρης, γαλαντόμος
2. φίλος τών διασκεδάσεων, γλεντζές.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < τουρκ. hovarda].