faworyta

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See also: faworytą

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French favorite. By surface analysis, faworyt +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /favɔˈrɘta/
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  • Rhymes: -ɘta
  • Syllabification: fa‧wo‧ry‧ta

Noun

faworyta f (male equivalent faworyt)

  1. (literary) female equivalent of faworyt (favourite) (intimate companion of a ruler or other important person)
    Synonyms: faworytka, kurtyzana, metresa
    Hypernyms: kochanka, utrzymanka

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Further reading

  • faworyta in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • faworyta in Polish dictionaries at PWN