demižonka

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

demižon +‎ -ka.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /demǐʒoːnka/
  • Hyphenation: de‧mi‧žon‧ka

Noun

demìžōnka f (Cyrillic spelling демѝжо̄нка)

  1. (regional) demijohn, carboy
    • 1981, “Duhovi”, in Darko Rundek, Gordana Labus (lyrics), Haustor, performed by Haustor:
      Ostavili smo decu, žene,
      Sobom ’zeli luk i jeger,
      Demižonke opletene
      Sakrili u gepek treger.
      We left our children and wives behind,
      Took onions and Jäger with us,
      Hid some woven demijohns
      In the trunk.

References

  • demižonka”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024