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Hi, what does that - λαϊκό σκληρό τσόφλι- mean?

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λαϊκό σκληρό τσόφλι

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what does that - λαϊκό σκληρό τσόφλι- mean?
 

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λαϊκό means folk, common, ordinary, not sophisticated.

σκληρό means hard, stiff.

τσόφλι means shell (eg egg shell or nut shell).

It has to do with the character of the hero.  What the author probably means here is “not sophisticated”.

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