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Polish
Etymology
Deverbal from pokraczać.
Pronunciation
Noun
pokraka f
- (derogatory) ugly, clumsy, or awkward person
- (Kuyavia, derogatory) ugly, clumsy, or awkward woman
- (Far Masovian) pitiful defilement
- Synonym: pokracz
- Cóż to za pokraka! ― What a pitiful display!
Declension
Further reading
- pokraka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- pokraka in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- Oskar Kolberg (1867) “pokraka”, in Dzieła wszystkie: Kujawy (in Polish), page 275