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włoszczyzna

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włoszczyzna

Etymology

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From włoski +‎ -yzna, as these vegetables are traditionally thought to have been brought to Poland by the Italian duchess Bona Sforza.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /vwɔʂˈt͡ʂɘz.na/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɘzna
  • Syllabification: włosz‧czyz‧na

Noun

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włoszczyzna f

  1. (cooking) mirepoix (mix of vegetables including carrots, root parsley, celery, and leek, sometimes also Savoy cabbage or white cabbage and leaf parsley, used to prepare soup)
  2. Italian (language)
  3. Italianness

Declension

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Further reading

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