zephyr

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

Noun

1. A light wind from the west.
2. Any light refreshing wind; a gentle breeze.
3. Anything of fine, soft, or light quality, especially fabric.
4. A type of soft confectionery made by whipping fruit and berry purée (mostly apple purée) with sugar and egg whites with subsequent addition of a gelling agent like pectin, carrageenan, agar, or gelatine.

Verb

1. (intransitive, poetic) To blow or move like a zephyr, or light breeze.
2. (poetic, transitive) To blow or blow on gently like a zephyr; to cool or refresh with a gentle breeze.

Έννοιες

ζέφυρος

αεράκι

ζαφύρι

αύρα

Συνώνυμα

breeze

gentle breeze

gentle wind

air

soft breeze

soft wind

moderate wind

balmy breeze

breath of air

moderate breeze

Μεταφράσεις

zéphyr

zefiro

céfiro

zefier

zéfiro

Zephir

zeffiro

brisa

Zephyr

meltem

aragem

brise

Lüftchen

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/zɛfə(ɹ)/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

From Latin zephyrus (“west wind”), from Ancient Greek Ζέφυρος (Zéphuros). Doublet of zefir, zéphire, Zephyr, and Zephyrus. The confectionery sense is a semantic loan from Russian зефи́р (zefír).