chrostŏk

Silesian

Etymology

From chrosta (“blotch”) +‎ -ŏk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (non-Western) /ˈxrɔs.tɔk/, (Western Silesian) /ˈxrɔs.tɔwk/, (Głogówek) /ˈxrɔs.tɛwk/
• Rhymes: -ɔstɔk, -ɔstɔwk, -ɔstɛwk
• Syllabification: chros‧tŏk

Noun

chrostŏk m animal

1. toad

Further reading

• Barbara Podgórska, Adam Podgóski (2008) “chrostak”, in Słownik gwar śląskich [A dictionary of Silesian lects], Katowice: Wydawnictwo KOS, →ISBN, page 56