chochla

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See also: chochlą

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chochla

Etymology

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Pronunciation

 
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  • Rhymes: -ɔxla
  • Syllabification: cho‧chla

Noun

chochla f (diminutive chochelka)

  1. ladle, dipper, scoop (deep-bowled spoonlike utensil with a long, usually curved, handle)
    Synonyms: łyżka wazowa, nabierka
  2. (fishing) wooden poles for guiding and supporting nets under the ice
    Hypernym: żerdź

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Noun

chochla m pers or f

  1. (Kociewie, Malbork, derogatory) large, clumsy person

Further reading

  • chochla in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • chochla in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Dr Nadmorski (Józef Łęgowski) (1889) “chochla”, in “Spis wyrazów właściwych gwarze malborskiej i kociewskiej”, in Wisła. Miesięcznik Geograficzno-Etnograficzny (in Polish), volume 3 z.4, page 743
  • Gustaw Pobłocki (1887) “chochla”, in Słownik kaszubski z dodatkiem idyotyzmów chełmińskich i kociewskich (in Polish), 2 edition, Chełmno, page 150