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Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Czech kratochvíle, itself a calque of German Kurzweil.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /krɔ.tɔˈxfi.la/
- Rhymes: -ila
- Syllabification: kro‧to‧chwi‧la
Noun
krotochwila f
- (theater) farce
- Synonym: farsa
- (obsolete) joke, prank
- Synonyms: dowcip, figiel, żart
Declension
Declension of krotochwila
Derived terms
Further reading
- krotochwila in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- krotochwila in Polish dictionaries at PWN