poruta

See also: porutą

Polish

Etymology

Uncertain. Per Bańkowski, possibly a deverbal from porucić, a dialectal variant of porzucić (to abandon).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɔˈru.ta/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -uta
  • Syllabification: po‧ru‧ta

Noun

poruta f

  1. (colloquial) embarrassment, disgrace
    Synonyms: wstyd, hańba
  2. (obsolete, prison slang) giveaway, unmasking
    Synonym: wsypa

Declension

verbs

Further reading

  • poruta in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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