New entry: kokona

kokona (κοκόνα): a form of address or description for a lady of aristocratic birth, and also a term of endearment for a wife, partner or daughter. It is also used ironically for a woman accustomed to luxury.

ETYΜ.: <Romanian cucoană

It is heard in Yovan Tsaous’s song “Vlamissa” (1936)

Days and nights I walk, aman aman

through Drapetsona

for a sultana vlamissa, aman aman

a wondrously beautiful kokona

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