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Czech
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Noun
pukavec m inan
- rotten egg
- Synonym: záprtek
- (colloquial) corn poppy
- Synonym: vlčí mák
- V obilí bylo vidět rudých květů pukavce. ― The red corn poppy flowers could be seen in the grain field.
- Je holka zdravá jako pukavec. ― The girl is healthy as a corn poppy.
Declension
Declension of pukavec (soft masculine inanimate reducible)
Noun
pukavec m anim
- (derogatory) proud person
- Zlobila se, jaký že je on pukavec. ― She was angry at what kind of proud person he was.
Declension
Declension of pukavec (soft masculine animate reducible)
Further reading
- “pukavec”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “pukavec”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “pukavec”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)