skrobanka

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Polish

Etymology

From skrobać (to scrape) +‎ -anka, due to curettage being the preferred method in the communist period, when abortion in Poland was legal on demand.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /skrɔˈban.ka/
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  • Rhymes: -anka
  • Syllabification: skro‧ban‧ka

Noun

skrobanka f

  1. (colloquial, usually derogatory) abortion

Declension

Further reading

  • skrobanka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • skrobanka in Polish dictionaries at PWN