παραφυάδα — meaning in English

English meaning

• appendage noun A part, especially a limb or similar structure, that sticks out from the main body of an animal or plant.
• sucker noun A person who is easily fooled or persuaded.

Senses

παραφυάδα is used for these senses in English:

• appendage A part that is joined to something larger.
• sucker A small piece of leather, usually round, having a string attached to the center, which, when saturated with water and pressed upon a stone or other body having a smooth surface, adheres, by reason of the atmospheric pressure, with such force as to enable a considerable weight to be thus lifted by the string; formerly used by children as a plaything.

appendage — full definition

1. noun A part, especially a limb or similar structure, that sticks out from the main body of an animal or plant.
2. noun Something extra attached to a larger, more important thing.

sucker — full definition

1. noun A person who is easily fooled or persuaded.
2. noun A round, sucking organ or structure that helps something stick to a surface.
3. noun A lollipop or piece of hard candy meant to be sucked.

Related Greek words