karuzela

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French carrousel, from Italian carosello.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ka.ruˈzɛ.la/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛla
  • Syllabification: ka‧ru‧ze‧la

Noun

karuzela f

  1. carousel, merry-go-round, roundabout
  2. (figurative) merry-go-round (meaningless cycle; a bustle of activity that gets nowhere)
  3. carousel (revolving device to deliver items)

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
  • karuzelowy
nouns
  • karuzelarz
  • karuzelówka

Further reading

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