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English
Noun
harlekin (plural harlekins)
- Obsolete form of harlequin.
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from English harlequin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xarˈlɛ.kin/
- Rhymes: -ɛkin
- Syllabification: har‧le‧kin
Noun
harlekin m inan
- (derogatory, literature) pulp romance (romance novel with little artistic value)
- Synonym: romansidło
Declension
Further reading
- harlekin in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- harlekin in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xarlěkiːn/
- Hyphenation: har‧le‧kin
Noun
harlèkīn m (Cyrillic spelling харлѐкӣн)
- harlequin
Declension