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Polish
Etymology
Either from German Bolle or Latin bulbus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbul.va/
- Rhymes: -ulva
- Syllabification: bul‧wa
Noun
bulwa f (diminutive bulwka)
- (botany) tuber (enlarged structure for storing nutrients)
- (colloquial) swelling
- (Białystok) potato
- Synonym: ziemniak
- Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus)
- Synonyms: słonecznik bulwiasty, topinambur
Declension
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Further reading
- bulwa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- bulwa in Polish dictionaries at PWN