trupia główka

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trupia główka

Etymology

Literally, a corpse's head.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtru.pja ˈɡwuf.ka/
  • Syllabification: tru‧pia głów‧ka

Noun

trupia główka f (augmentative trupia głowa)

  1. death's-head hawkmoth (any moth of the genus Acherontia)
  2. (colloquial) skull and crossbones (depiction of a human skull and two crossed femurs (thighbones), a symbol of death traditionally used on the Jolly Roger pirate flag, but now as a warning of toxicity or other dangers)
    Synonym: trupia czaszka

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