kaszalot

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Kashubian

Dwa kaszalotë.

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish kaszalot.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈʃa.lɔt/
  • Rhymes: -alɔt
  • Syllabification: ka‧sza‧lot

Noun

kaszalot m animal

  1. sperm whale (Physeter catodon)

References

  • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “kaszalot”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi

Polish

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kaszaloty

Etymology

Borrowed from French cachalot.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈʂa.lɔt/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -alɔt
  • Syllabification: ka‧sza‧lot

Noun

kaszalot m animal

  1. sperm whale, cachalot (Physeter macrocephalus)
    Hypernym: wieloryb
  2. (colloquial, derogatory) very fat or ugly girl or woman

Declension

Descendants

  • Kashubian: kaszalot

Further reading

  • kaszalot in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • kaszalot in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • kaszalot in PWN's encyclopedia