szynka

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See also: szynką

Polish

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Etymology

Borrowed from German Schinken, from Middle High German schinke, from Old High German scinco, from Proto-West Germanic *skinkō, from Proto-Germanic *skinkô, *skinkō, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)keng-. Compare German Schinken, Swedish skinka.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʂɨŋ.ka/
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  • Rhymes: -ɨŋka
  • Syllabification: szyn‧ka

Noun

szynka f (diminutive szyneczka)

  1. ham (thigh of a hog cured for food)

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
verb

Further reading

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