tygiel

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Polish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Tiegel, from Middle High German tigel, tegel, from Old High German tegel, tegal, from Proto-Germanic *digulaz.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtɘ.ɡjɛl/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɘɡjɛl
  • Syllabification: ty‧giel

Noun

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tygiel m inan (diminutive tygielek or tyglik)

  1. crucible, melting pot (cup-shaped piece of laboratory equipment)
  2. crucible, melting pot (bowl-shaped kitchen utensil with a long handle; also: the contents of this utensil)
  3. (figuratively, sociology) melting pot (place where many divergent things come together and are homogenized)
    Synonym: mieszanina

Declension

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Derived terms

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adjective
nouns

Further reading

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