chabanina

See also: chabaniną

Polish

Alternative forms

• (dialectal) kabanina

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps from dialectal chaba (“old, scrawny horse”) +‎ -ina. Compare Czech chabý (“weak”), from Proto-Slavic *xabъ. Alternatively borrowed from Ukrainian кабани́на (kabanýna). If so, doublet of kabanina (“pork”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xa.baˈɲi.na/

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• Rhymes: -ina
• Syllabification: cha‧ba‧ni‧na

Noun

chabanina f

1. (colloquial, derogatory) meat of low quality or leftovers thereof

   Synonym: ochłap

Declension

Declension of chabanina

	singular	plural
nominative	chabanina	chabaniny
genitive	chabaniny	chabanin
dative	chabaninie	chabaninom
accusative	chabaninę	chabaniny
instrumental	chabaniną	chabaninami
locative	chabaninie	chabaninach
vocative	chabanino	chabaniny

Related terms

(nouns):

• chabaj
• chabas
• chabeta
• schab

Further reading

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