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Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin dēlicia. The informal meaning comes from the Delicje Szampańskie brand of cakes, made since 1976 by E. Wedel; the brand is now owned by Lotte.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɛˈli.t͡sja/
- Rhymes: -it͡sja
- Syllabification: de‧li‧cja
Noun
delicja f
- (literary, usually in the plural) delicacy (something very tasty)
- (informal) Jaffa cake
Declension
Further reading
- delicja in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- delicja in Polish dictionaries at PWN