drapak

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Etymology

From drapać +‎ -ak.

Pronunciation

 
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  • Rhymes: -apak
  • Syllabification: dra‧pak

Noun

drapak m inan

  1. (colloquial or dialectal, Central Greater Poland) broom that is scratched out from sweeping
    Synonym: (dialectal) drapacz
    Alternative form: (dialectal) drapaka
  2. cat tree, scratching post
  3. (nautical) grapnel (small anchor)
  4. (colloquial) ugly conifer

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Further reading

  • drapak in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • drapak in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Oskar Kolberg (1877) “drapak”, in “Rzecz o mowie ludu wielkopolskiego”, in Zbiór wiadomości do antropologii krajowéj (in Polish), volume 1, III (Materyjały etnologiczne), page 18