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gruby.

thick (of an object)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈɡru.bɘ//ˈɡru.bɨ/Middle, Polish[ˈɡru.bɘ][ˈɡru.bɘ]
  1. thick (of an object)

  2. fat, overweight, corpulent (of a person)

  3. vulgar; rude; crass

    obsolete
  4. awesome; great; excellent

    slang
    Szykuje się gruby melanż u Pawła.
  5. low (of a pitch)

  6. synonym of bogaty

  7. synonym of mocny /silny

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ger-der. Proto-Indo-European *gʰru-m-bʰ-o-der. Proto-Balto-Slavic *gru(m)b-der. Proto-Slavic *grǫbъ Old East Slavic грубъ (grubŭ)der. Old Polish gruby Polish gruby Inherited from Old Polish gruby, from Old East Slavic грубъ (grubŭ), from Proto-Slavic *grǫbъ. Doublet of gręby and hruby. Compare Kashubian grëbi and Silesian hruby.

noun/ˈɡru.bɘ//ˈɡru.bɨ/Middle, Polish[ˈɡru.bɘ][ˈɡru.bɘ]
  1. fatso (someone who is overweight)

    masculine · noun-from-verb · offensive · person
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ger-der. Proto-Indo-European *gʰru-m-bʰ-o-der. Proto-Balto-Slavic *gru(m)b-der. Proto-Slavic *grǫbъ Old East Slavic грубъ (grubŭ)der. Old Polish gruby Polish gruby Inherited from Old Polish gruby, from Old East Slavic грубъ (grubŭ), from Proto-Slavic *grǫbъ. Doublet of gręby and hruby. Compare Kashubian grëbi and Silesian hruby.

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