święconka

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See also: święconką

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święconka

Etymology

From święcony +‎ -ka.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ɕfjɛnˈt͡sɔn.ka/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔnka
  • Syllabification: świę‧con‧ka

Noun

święconka f

  1. traditional Polish Easter celebration where baskets full of Easter food are blessed
    • 1984, Jadwiga Komorowska, Świąteczne zwyczaje domowe w wielkim mieście: studium na przykładzie Warszawy:
      Lat temu dziesięć, lub może dużo dawniej, do kościoła ze święconką szły dwie małe dziewczynki (same lub z nianią), po uprzedniej zażartej kłótni, która z nas ma nieść koszyczek.
      Ten years ago, or perhaps many more, two little girls (alone or with their nanny) were walking to church with their Easter basket meal after a prior heated argument about who was supposed to carry the basket.
  2. (Kuyavia) food blessed on such an occasion

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Further reading

  • święconka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • święconka in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Oskar Kolberg (1867) “święconka”, in Dzieła wszystkie: Kujawy (in Polish), page 277