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żagiew.

brand, firebrand (thick piece of wood that is intended to be ignited or that burns or smokes when set on fire)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʐa.ɡjɛf//ˈʐɒ.ɡjɛfʲ/Middle, Polish[ˈʐa.ɡjɛf][ˈʐa.ɡjɛf]
  1. brand, firebrand (thick piece of wood that is intended to be ignited or that burns or smokes when set on fire)

    feminine · literary
  2. tinder (something that starts some events, especially in a violent or explosive way)

    feminine · figuratively · literary
  3. bracket fungus, polypore, shelf fungus (tree fungus)

    feminine · standard
  4. stick (someone skinny)

    feminine · figuratively
    E, to chuda baba, nikiej żagiew a wrzeciono.
  5. wick (sulphurized thread, tube or bag made of canvas or hemp, woven and filled with gunpowder)

    feminine · obsolete
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Slavic *žagy Old Polish żagiew Polish żagiew Inherited from Old Polish żagiew.

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