szczupak

Polish

Etymology

From Old Polish szczupać (to pinch), from Proto-Slavic *ščukati.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʂt͡ʂu.pak/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -upak
  • Syllabification: szczu‧pak

Noun

szczupak m animal (diminutive szczupaczek)

  1. pike, pickerel (fish of the genus Esox), especially the northern pike (Esox lucius)
  2. (soccer) diving header
  3. (obsolete, prison slang) folding knife

Declension

Derived terms

adjectives
noun
  • szczupakówka

Noun

szczupak m pers (diminutive szczupaczek)

  1. (colloquial) someone who is very thin
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:chudzielec

Further reading

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