заноза

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заноза

Etymology

By surface analysis, за- (za-) +‎ нозить (nozitʹ), further, from Proto-Slavic *nьziti. Compare вонзи́ть (vonzítʹ), пронзить (pronzitʹ) and нож (nož).

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Noun

зано́за (zanózaf inan (genitive зано́зы, nominative plural зано́зы, genitive plural зано́з)

  1. splinter (stuck in a body)
  2. thorn in one's side, nag

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