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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Polish pączek, diminutive of pąk (“bud”). Doublet of ponchik.
Noun
pączek (plural pączki)
- singular of pączki
Polish
Etymology
From pąk + -ek.
Pronunciation
Noun
pączek m inan (diminutive pączuszek or pączuś, related adjective pączkowy)
- diminutive of pąk
- doughnut (deep-fried piece of dough or batter)
- paczki (traditional Polish doughnut)
- (botany, horticulture) bud (newly formed leaf or flower that has not yet unfolded)
- Synonym: pąk
- (biology) bud (small rounded body in the process of splitting from an organism, which may grow into a genetically identical new organism)
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Further reading
- pączek in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- pączek in Polish dictionaries at PWN