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žito.

rye, any member of the genus Secale

4 characters2 syllables approx.Čeština language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈʒɪto]
  1. rye, any member of the genus Secale

    neuter
    házet flintu do žita
    mít se jako prase v žitě
Where this word comes from

From Old Czech žito, from Proto-Slavic *žito (“grain, corn”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *géiˀtan, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷéyh₃tom. First attested in the 14th century.

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