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puszka

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See also: Puszka and puszką

Polish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpuʂ.ka/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -uʂka
  • Syllabification: pusz‧ka
  • Homophone: Puszka

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Czech puška. Doublet of boks.

Noun

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puszka f (diminutive puszeczka, augmentative pucha, related adjective puszkowy)

  1. can, tin
    Synonym: blaszanka
  2. (Christianity) pyx
  3. (colloquial) prison, the can
    Synonym: więzienie
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Etymology 2

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From puch +‎ -ka.

Noun

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puszka f

  1. (bryology) sporangium
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Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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puszka m inan

  1. genitive singular of puszek

Further reading

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