trunek

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Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Trunk. Doublet of dręk and drink.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtru.nɛk/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -unɛk
  • Syllabification: tru‧nek

Noun

trunek m inan

  1. (literary) alcoholic beverage, intoxicant, liquor, tipple
    Synonym: napitek
    • 2016, Hans Fallada, Zmora, Wydawnictwo Sonia Draga, archived from the original on 2023-03-14, chapter 3, page 32:
      Albo też patrzył na nastoletniego przywódcę Hitlerjugend, który razem ze swoją dziewczyną upajał się słodkim trunkiem...
      Or he might also look at the teenage Hitler Youth leader, who, together with his girlfriend, was getting drunk on a sweet drink...
    • 2023 March 2, Izabela Popko, “Zagadka sake: Japończykom się znudziła, na świecie bije rekordy popularności”, in Rzeczpospolita, archived from the original on 2023-03-03:
      Sake, narodowy trunek w Japonii, traci popularność w swojej ojczyźnie.
      Sake, the national alcoholic drink of Japan, is losing popularity in its homeland.

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Further reading

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