далавера
/[dɐɫɐˈvɛrɐ]/
Bulgariannoun
Definitions
- 1.slangbargain
купу́вам на далаве́ра
kupúvam na dalavéra — to buy for a good price
- 2.slangdirty deal, scam
пра́вя далаве́ра
právja dalavéra — to make a dirty deal
Synonyms & related words
Synonyms
- взи́мане-да́ване
- алъ́ш-вери́ш
Etymology
Borrowed from Turkish dalavere (“scam”) or Greek νταραβέρι (ntaravéri, “transaction, relationship, commotion”), from the clipping of Italian dare (“giving”) + avere (“taking”). Akin to Macedonian далавера (dalavera), Laz დალავერა (dalavera), Armenian տալավէրա (talavēra), Greek νταλαβέρα (ntalavéra), Ladino dalavera.
Forms
- далаве́раcanonical • feminine
- dalavéraromanization
- далаве́раindefinite • singular
- далаве́риindefinite • plural
- далаве́ратаdefinite • singular
- далаве́ритеdefinite • plural