maszkara

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See also: maszkarą

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish máscara. Doublet of maskara.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maʂˈka.ra/
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  • Rhymes: -ara
  • Syllabification: masz‧ka‧ra

Noun

maszkara f (diminutive maszkarka)

  1. dog, troll (unattractive person)
  2. (architecture) mascaron
    Synonym: maszkaron
  3. (dated) mask
    Synonym: maska

Declension

Derived terms

adjective

Further reading

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