αγγουρομάνα

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οὐκ ἂν λάβοις παρὰ τοῦ μὴ ἔχοντος → you can't take from one who doesn't have, you can't squeeze blood out of a turnip, you can't get blood out of a turnip, you can't get blood from a stone, you can't get blood out of a stone

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Greek Monolingual

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αγγούρι που αφήνεται να αναπτυχθεί και να ωριμάσει για την παραγωγή σπόρου.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < αγγούρι + παραγ. κατάλ. -μάνα. Το β΄ συνθετ. με μεγεθυντική σημασία].