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Polish
Etymology
Literally, “Body of Christ”. Calque of Latin Corpus Chrīstī.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɔ.ʐɛ ˈt͡ɕa.wɔ/
- Syllabification: Bo‧że Cia‧ło
Proper noun
Boże Ciało n
- (Roman Catholicism) Corpus Christi (Catholic holiday celebrated on the 9th Thursday after Easter)
Declension
Further reading
- Boże Ciało in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- Boże Ciało in Polish dictionaries at PWN