fąfel

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Polish

Etymology

Generally considered a native innovation with reduplication.

Pronunciation

 
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  • Rhymes: -ɔw̃fɛl
  • Syllabification: fą‧fel

Noun

fąfel m pers

  1. (colloquial, humorous or dialectal, Far Masovian) ankle-biter (small child)
    Synonyms: berbeć, brzdąc, pędrak, szkrab
  2. (colloquial, humorous) bud (friend)
    Synonym: kumpel

Declension

Noun

fąfel m animal

  1. (colloquial) booger, bogey (piece of solid or semisolid mucus in the nostril)
    Synonyms: babol, koza, smark
  2. (colloquial) blotch, pimple
    Synonyms: krosta, pryszcz

Declension

References

  1. ^ Adam Fałowski (2022) “fąfel”, in Słownik etymologiczny polszczyzny potocznej, Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, →ISBN

Further reading

  • fąfel in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • fąfel in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Wojciech Grzegorzewicz (1894) “fąfel”, in “O języku ludowym w powiecie przasnyskim”, in Sprawozdania Komisji Językowej Akademii Umiejętności (in Polish), volume 5, Krakow: Akademia Umiejętności, page 107