borówka

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See also: Borówka, borówką, and Borówką

Polish

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish borówka, from Proto-Slavic *borovъka. By surface analysis, borowy +‎ -ka.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɔˈruf.ka/
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  • Rhymes: -ufka
  • Syllabification: bo‧rów‧ka
  • Homophone: Borówka

Noun

borówka f

  1. cowberry, lingonberry, mountain cranberry, partridgeberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea)
    Synonyms: (Lesser Poland) brusznica, (botany) borówka czerwona, (botany) borówka brusznica
  2. cowberry, lingonberry, mountain cranberry, partridgeberry (berry)
    Synonyms: (Lesser Poland) brusznica, (botany) borówka czerwona, (botany) borówka brusznica
  3. (Lesser Poland) bilberry, European blueberry, common bilberry, whortleberry (Vaccinium myrtillus)
    Synonyms: czarna jagoda, jagoda, (regional) czernica, (botany) borówka czarna, (botany) borówka czernica
  4. (Lesser Poland) bilberry, European blueberry, common bilberry, whortleberry (berry)
    Synonyms: czarna jagoda, jagoda, (regional) czernica, (botany) borówka czarna, (botany) borówka czernica
  5. (botany) any berry of the genus Vaccinium, e.g. blueberry, cranberry, bilberry, etc.
  6. a honey bee living in a tree hollow

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Further reading

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