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Polish
Etymology
From krzyż + -ówka.
Pronunciation
Noun
krzyżówka f (related adjective krzyżówkowy)
- (games) crossword (word puzzle in which interlocking words are entered usually horizontally and vertically into a grid based on clues given for each word)
- (colloquial) crossroads, intersection (place where one road crosses another; an intersection of two or more roads)
- Synonyms: rozwidlenie, skrzyżowanie
- (biology, of animals or plants) bastard, crossbreed, hybrid, mongrel (organism produced by mating of individuals of different varieties or breeds)
- Synonyms: bastard, (obsolete) bękart, hybryda, mieszaniec
- mallard, wild duck (Anas platyrhynchos)
- Synonym: kaczka krzyżówka
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- krzyżówka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- krzyżówka in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- krzyżówka in PWN's encyclopedia