dynia
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Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dyňa.
Pronunciation
Noun
dynia f (diminutive dyńka, related adjective dyniowy)
- pumpkin, gourd, squash (any plant of the genus Cucurbita)
- Synonym: (obsolete) arbuz
- pumpkin, gourd, squash (fruit of this plant)
- (colloquial, humorous, prison slang, school slang) head, noggin (part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth and main sense organs)
- (school slang) fatso, butterball (overweight person)
- (school slang) F (failing grade, with the next best grade being either a D or an E)
- (prison slang) fist (hand with the fingers clenched or curled inward)
Declension
Declension of dynia
Derived terms
adjectives