žalac

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See also: Zalac, zalać, zaląc, and żaląc

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *žędlo +‎ -ac.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒǎːlat͡s/
  • Hyphenation: ža‧lac

Noun

žálac m (Cyrillic spelling жа́лац)

  1. stinger (of an insect such as a bee or wasp)
    Synonym: žȁoka
  2. barb, biting remark
    Synonym: žȁoka
  3. the tip of the snake's tongue

Declension

Further reading

  • žalac”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024