τετράγγουρο

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τὸν ἀφ' ἱερᾶς κινεῖν λίθον → move one's man from this line, move a piece from this line, try one's last chance, make a last ditch effort

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Greek Monolingual

το / τετράγγουρον ΝΜΑ, και τετραγγούριον Μ
νεοελλ.
κοινή ονομασία είδους του φυτού πεπονιά
μσν.-αρχ.
είδος μεγάλου αγγουριού.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < τετρ(α)- + ἀγγούριον.