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karafijołek

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Polish

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Etymology

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From German Karfiol +‎ -ek.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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karafijołek m inan

  1. (Eastern Kraków, sometimes ironic) Synonym of nagietek

Noun

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karafijołek m animal

  1. (Eastern Kraków, figuratively) early bloomer (beautiful child that matures early)

Further reading

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  • Błażej Pawłowicz (1892) “karafijołek”, in “Wyrazy gwarowe z okolic Tarnowa”, in Prace Filologiczne (in Polish), volume 4, z. 1, Warsaw: skł. gł. w Księgarni E. Wende i Ska, page 307