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Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Yiddish לאַפּסערדאַק (lapserdak).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wapˈsɛr.dak/
- Rhymes: -ɛrdak
- Syllabification: łap‧ser‧dak
Noun
łapserdak m pers
- (colloquial, derogatory) ragamuffin, tatterdemalion
- Synonyms: kloszard, łachmaniarz, obdartus, obszarpaniec
- (colloquial, derogatory) imp, ne'er-do-well, rascal, scamp, varmint
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:urwis
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Noun
łapserdak m inan
- (archaic, historical, Judaism) khalat (long, close-fitting coat with shawl collars and pockets, worn by Ashkenazi Jewish men in Eastern Europe until the early 20th century)
- Synonyms: chałat, jupica
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Further reading
- łapserdak in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- łapserdak in Polish dictionaries at PWN