New entry: μακαντάσης

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makantásis: a devoted friend, companion (in work or entertainment)
ETYMOLOGY: [Old Turkish mankadaş ‘companion’ + -ης (loss of [n], perhaps through dissimilation [nk-nd > k-nd])]

The word appears in Mitsakis’s song “The Barrel Organ” (1960)

Oh, oh, oh, oh dear, oh dear.
Oh, oh, my barrel organ,
one day, when I close my eyes,
I’ll leave it to my companions.

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And for those who are also interested in the recording, we discussed it earlier: Η Λατέρνα και το ντέφι του Μητσάκη

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