zołza

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See also: zołzą, zółza, and zółzą

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish zołza, from Proto-Slavic *želza, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰelǵʰ-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzɔw.za/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔwza
  • Syllabification: zoł‧za

Noun

zołza f

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) harpy, shrew (shrewish woman)
    Synonyms: jędza, megiera, sekutnica
  2. (dated, pathology) scrofula
    Synonyms: skrofuloza, (archaic) skrofuły

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Further reading

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