szuwaks

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Schuhwichse.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʂu.vaks/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -uvaks
  • Syllabification: szu‧waks

Noun

szuwaks m inan

  1. (dated) black shoe polish
    Synonym: szwarc
    Hypernym: pasta
  2. (dated) black dye for moustache or hair
    Hypernym: farba
  3. (organic chemistry, slang) amphetamine
    Synonyms: amfa, (colloquial) amfetamina, (colloquial) biel, (colloquial) szur
  4. (slang) marijuana, weed
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:marihuana
  5. (derogatory, ethnic slur) coon, nigger, tar baby
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:czarnuch

Declension
Declension of szuwaks
singular plural
nominative szuwaks szuwaksy
genitive szuwaksu szuwaksów
dative szuwaksowi szuwaksom
accusative szuwaks szuwaksy
instrumental szuwaksem szuwaksami
locative szuwaksie szuwaksach
vocative szuwaksie szuwaksy

Derived terms
adjectives
  • szuwaksowaty
  • szuwaksowy
verb
  • szuwaksować

Further reading
  • szuwaks in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • szuwaks in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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