fartuch

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fartuch

Pronunciation

 
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  • Rhymes: -artux
  • Syllabification: far‧tuch

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Middle High German vortuoch. Compare German Vortuch.

Noun

fartuch m inan (diminutive fartuszek, related adjective fartuchowy)

  1. apron (article of clothing worn over the front of the torso and/or legs for protection from spills; also historically worn by Freemasons and as part of women's fashion)
  2. lab coat (white coat worn by laboratory workers to protect day clothes from damage by spillage)
  3. (historical) fauld (piece of armor worn below a breastplate to protect the waist and hips)
    Synonyms: baskina, szorca
  4. apron (cover for certain parts of machinery and equipment, usually made of rubber)
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Descendants
  • Low Prussian: Fartuch

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Vordach.

Noun

fartuch m inan

  1. (architecture) canopy (finishing element of a building that covers a part of it, usually made of sheet metal)
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Further reading

  • fartuch in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • fartuch in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Oskar Kolberg (1877) “fartuch”, in “Rzecz o mowie ludu wielkopolskiego”, in Zbiór wiadomości do antropologii krajowéj (in Polish), volume 1, III (Materyjały etnologiczne), page 25