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Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Ukrainian голо́та (holóta), from Proto-Slavic *golota. Doublet of gołota.
Pronunciation
Noun
hołota f
- (collective, derogatory) rabble, riffraff, mob (unruly group of people)
- Synonyms: bydło, dzicz, hultajstwo, motłoch, swołocz, tałatajstwo, tłuszcza
- (dated) the poor (those who have little or no possessions or money, taken as a group)
Declension
Further reading
- hołota in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- hołota in Polish dictionaries at PWN