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Polish
Etymology
Back-formation from owoce, from Proto-Slavic *ovoťe. Compare liść.
Pronunciation
Noun
owoc m inan (diminutive owocek, related adjective owocowy)
- fruit (seed-bearing part of a plant; often edible, colorful, fragrant, and sweet or sour; produced from a floral ovary after fertilization)
- Synonym: frukt
- fruit (any sweet or sour edible part of a plant that resembles seed-bearing fruit (see former sense) even if it does not develop from a floral ovary)
- Synonym: frukt
- (figurative) fruit (positive end result or reward of labor or effort)
- Synonym: frukt
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Further reading
- owoc in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- owoc in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- owoc in PWN's encyclopedia