szmelc

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Schmelz. Doublet of emalia, smalc, smalec, and szmal.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʂmɛlt͡s/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛlt͡s
  • Syllabification: szmelc

Noun

szmelc m inan

  1. (colloquial) trash (something of poor quality)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:badziewie
  2. (colloquial) scrap (discarded objects)

Declension

Derived terms

nouns
  • szmelcarnia
  • szmelcarz
verb
  • szmelcować impf

Further reading

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