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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech perník, from former *peprník, from peprný (“peppery”) + -ík.
Pronunciation
Noun
perník m inan (diminutive perníček)
- gingerbread
- (slang) meth, methamphetamine
- Synonyms: metamfetamin, pervitin, piko
Declension
Declension of perník (velar masculine inanimate)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “perník”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “perník”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “perník”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)