zawalidroga

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Polish

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Etymology

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From zawalić +‎ -i- +‎ droga.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /za.va.liˈdrɔ.ɡa/

Noun

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zawalidroga f

  1. (idiomatic) roadblock, obstacle, impediment
    Synonyms: przeszkoda, zagłoba, zawada

Declension

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Noun

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zawalidroga m pers or f

  1. (derogatory, idiomatic) ne'er-do-well
    Synonyms: nicpoń, zagłoba

Declension

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Noun

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zawalidroga m pers

  1. (Far Masovian) deadweight (person who hinders others by doing nothing)
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Further reading

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  • zawalidroga in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Antoni Waga (1860) “zawalidroga”, in “Abecadłowy spis wyrazów ludowego języka w okolicach Łomży, Wizny i przyległych”, in Kazimierz Władysław Wóycicki, editor, Biblioteka Warszawska (in Polish), volume 2, Warsaw, page 760