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bąk.

horsefly (any of several medium to large flies, of the family Tabanidae, that suck the blood of mammals (not to be confused with Stomoxys calcitrans, the stable fly, or dog fly))

3 characters1 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbɔŋk//ˈbɔ̃k/Middle, Polish[ˈbɔŋk][ˈbɔŋk]
  1. horsefly (any of several medium to large flies, of the family Tabanidae, that suck the blood of mammals (not to be confused with Stomoxys calcitrans, the stable fly, or dog fly)) botfly, gadfly (any insect of the family Oestridae)

    animal-not-person · masculine
  2. horsefly (any of several medium to large flies, of the family Tabanidae, that suck the blood of mammals (not to be confused with Stomoxys calcitrans, the stable fly, or dog fly)) synonym of bogatek

    Middle · Polish · animal-not-person · masculine
  3. bumblebee (insect similar to a bee, but much thicker and more densely haired, making a humming sound while flying)

    animal-not-person · colloquial · masculine
  4. bittern (several bird species in the Botaurinae subfamily of the heron family Ardeidae)

    animal-not-person · masculine
  5. spinning top (a toy with a tapering point that can be made to spin on its axis, either with a built-in pump-action handle, with the fingers or with a string)

    animal-not-person · masculine
  6. squirt (small child) synonym of bękart (“bastard”) (child of unmarried parents)

    animal-not-person · colloquial · endearing · humorous · masculine
  7. squirt (small child) synonym of bachor (“brat”) (unbearable child)

    animal-not-person · colloquial · endearing · humorous · masculine
  8. gyrostat; gyroscope; rotor; top (rigid body, usually with simple, geometric shapes, rotating rapidly around its axis of symmetry)

    animal-not-person · masculine
  9. dinghy (small rowboat; small boat next to larger sailing yachts)

    animal-not-person · masculine
  10. bellows replacement (device in a forge that replaces the bellows)

    animal-not-person · masculine
  11. mistake; error

    animal-not-person · masculine · obsolete
  12. scape (onion stalk with seed capsule) swell (swollen place of an onion stem)

    animal-not-person · masculine · obsolete · singular
  13. scape (onion stalk with seed capsule) scape (tops on onions and garlic; shoots, especially those that bear flowers)

    animal-not-person · masculine · obsolete · singular
  14. scape (onion stalk with seed capsule) onion flower

    animal-not-person · masculine · obsolete · singular
  15. forgery (falsified tymf coin from the time of Augustus III of Poland)

    animal-not-person · historical · masculine · obsolete
  16. pipe; drone (pipes of a bagpipe as well as their sound)

    animal-not-person · in-plural · masculine · obsolete
  17. synonym of dudy (“bagpipes”)

    animal-not-person · in-plural · masculine · obsolete
  18. bloat (pompous, bloated, sulky person)

    animal-not-person · figuratively · masculine · obsolete
  19. drafter (device for inducing draft in a chimney)

    animal-not-person · masculine · obsolete
  20. synonym of więzienie (“prison”)

    animal-not-person · masculine · obsolete
  21. tyrant (powerful and unjust person)

    Middle · Polish · animal-not-person · derogatory · figuratively · masculine · obsolete
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Slavic *bǫkъ Old Polish bąk Polish bąk Inherited from Old Polish bąk.

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