polewka

See also: polewką

Polish

Etymology

From polewać + -ka. Compare Belarusian поліўка (póliŭka), Czech polévka, Carpathian Rusyn поливка (polyvka).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɔˈlɛf.ka/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛfka
  • Syllabification: po‧lew‧ka

Noun

polewka f

  1. thin soup, made without adhering to a particular recipe
  2. (slang) amusement; giggle
    Synonym: ubaw
    • 2012, Tomo, pl.misc.kolej:
      Nie wiem skad w ogole ludziom legna sie w glowach takie pomysly. Toz to czysty bareizm:) Juz widze jak pasazerowie pukaja sie w glowe a media maja polewke:)
      I have no idea how people cook up these ideas. It's pure Bareiism:) I can see that the passengers are hitting their heads and the media was giggling.

Declension

Further reading

  • polewka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • polewka in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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