borowik

Polish

borowik

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɔˈrɔ.vik/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔvik
  • Syllabification: bo‧ro‧wik

Etymology 1

From borowy + -ik.

Noun

borowik m animal

  1. bolete (any mushroom of the genus Boletus)
Declension
Derived terms
adjective
  • borowikowy

Etymology 2

From BOR + -owy + -ik.

Noun

borowik m pers

  1. (colloquial, humorous) member of BOR (Biuro Ochrony Rządu)
    Synonyms: borowiec, BOR-owiec
Declension

Further reading

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