kurczę

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See also: kurcze

Polish

kurczęta

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (normal speech) /ˈkur.t͡ʂɛ/, (careful speech) /ˈkur.t͡ʂɛw̃/
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  • Rhymes: -urt͡ʂɛw̃
  • Syllabification: kur‧czę
  • Homophone: kurcze

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Polish kurczę, from Proto-Slavic *kurъčę. By surface analysis, kurka +‎ .

Noun

kurczę n (diminutive kurczątko)

  1. chick (young chicken)
Declension

Interjection

kurczę!

  1. (colloquial, minced oath) darn!

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

kurczę

  1. first-person singular present of kurczyć

Further reading

  • kurczę in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • kurczę in Polish dictionaries at PWN