biała dama

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See also: białą damą

Polish

Etymology

Literally, white lady. Sense 2 is a semantic loan from English white lady.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbja.wa ˈda.ma/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Syllabification: bia‧ła da‧ma

Noun

biała dama f

  1. (countable, folklore, idiomatic) white lady (female ghost dressed in white, who is associated with local legends of tragedy)
  2. (uncountable, idiomatic, slang) white lady (cocaine)
    Synonyms: biała śmierć, biały proszek, koka, kokaina, śnieg

Declension

Further reading

  • biała dama in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • biała dama in Polish dictionaries at PWN