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μάτσο
bunch (of vegetables, herbs, or flowers) /ˈmat.so/
nounB1#1853 most common
Also: bundle, wad (of banknotes, colloquial)
Example sentences
Θέλω ένα μάτσο μαϊντανό, παρακαλώ.
I want a bunch of parsley, please.
Η γιαγιά μου έδωσε ένα μάτσο λουλούδια.
My grandmother gave me a bunch of flowers.
Στην αγορά, το μάτσο άνηθο κοστίζει ένα ευρώ.
At the market, a bunch of dill costs one euro.
Έβγαλε από την τσέπη του ένα μάτσο λεφτά.
He pulled a wad of money out of his pocket.
Ο μανάβης έδεσε τα λαχανικά σε μάτσα πριν τα βάλει στον πάγκο.
The greengrocer tied the vegetables into bunches before putting them on the stall.
Παρόλο που το μάτσο μαϊντανό είχε μαραθεί, το αγόρασε γιατί ήταν το τελευταίο στον πάγκο.
Even though the bunch of parsley had wilted, she bought it because it was the last one on the stall.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | το μάτσο | τα μάτσα |
| Genitive | του μάτσου | των μάτσων |
| Accusative | το μάτσο | τα μάτσα |
| Vocative | μάτσο | μάτσα |
Word family
ματσάκιsmall bunch (diminutive)
μάτσαbunches (plural form)
ένα μάτσοa bunch of; colloquially, a lot of
Etymology
Μάτσο is a loanword from Italian mazzo, meaning bunch or bundle. Greek absorbed it through centuries of trade and rule by Venetian and Genoese merchants in the Aegean and Ionian regions. The word settled into everyday market speech, describing vegetables or flowers tied together, and later extended informally to any thick bound stack, including cash.
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