haracz

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish خراج (harâc), from خراج (kharāj), from Arabic خَرَاج (ḵarāj).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxa.rat͡ʂ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -arat͡ʂ
  • Syllabification: ha‧racz

Noun

haracz m inan

  1. extortion in the form of protection racket

Declension

Further reading

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