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Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from French aventure, from Vulgar Latin *adventūra, from Late Latin adventūrus, from Latin adventus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /avanˈtura/
- Rhymes: -ura
- Syllabification: a‧wan‧tu‧ra
Noun
awantura f (diminutive awanturka)
- row, quarrel, brawl, fracas
- Synonyms: brewerie, burda, burza, draka, granda
- affair, scandal (irresponsible political actions leading to trouble)
- Synonym: skandal
- (archaic) risky venture
- (archaic or literary) adventure (risky undertaking)
- Synonym: przygoda
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Further reading
- awantura in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- awantura in Polish dictionaries at PWN