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bażant.

pheasant (any bird of the family Phasianidae)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈba.ʐant//ˈba.ʐant/Middle, Polish
  1. pheasant (any bird of the family Phasianidae)

    animal-not-person · countable · masculine
  2. pheasant (any bird of the family Phasianidae) pheasant (meat of this bird)

    animal-not-person · masculine · uncountable
  3. delicacy (pleasing food, especially a choice dish of a certain culture suggesting rarity and refinement)

    animal-not-person · countable · masculine · obsolete
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃er- Proto-Indo-European *-ō Proto-Indo-European *h₃érōder. Proto-Hellenic *órn-īk-s ~ *órn-īkʷʰ- Ancient Greek ὄρνις (órnis) Ancient Greek Φᾱσῐᾱνός (Phāsĭānós) Ancient Greek φασιανός (phasianós)der. Latin phasianusder. Old French fasantbor. Middle High German vasantbor. Old Czech bažantbor. Old Polish bażant Polish bażant Inherited from Old Polish bażant.

noun/ˈba.ʐant//ˈba.ʐant/Middle, Polish
  1. in Communist Poland, a young man dressing in colorful clothes imitating the behavior of people from the United States and Western Europe

    colloquial · countable · figuratively · historical · masculine · person
  2. in Communist Poland, a university graduate performing compulsory military service as an officer cadet

    colloquial · countable · figuratively · historical · masculine · person
  3. novice recruit

    colloquial · countable · derogatory · masculine · obsolete · person
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃er- Proto-Indo-European *-ō Proto-Indo-European *h₃érōder. Proto-Hellenic *órn-īk-s ~ *órn-īkʷʰ- Ancient Greek ὄρνις (órnis) Ancient Greek Φᾱσῐᾱνός (Phāsĭānós) Ancient Greek φασιανός (phasianós)der. Latin phasianusder. Old French fasantbor. Middle High German vasantbor. Old Czech bažantbor. Old Polish bażant Polish bażant Inherited from Old Polish bażant.

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