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kara.

punishment; penalty, fine (negative result of something bad that was done)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈka.ra//ˈka.ra/Middle, Polish
  1. punishment; penalty, fine (negative result of something bad that was done)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kara. First attested in 1564.

noun/ˈka.ra//ˈka.ra/Middle, Polish
  1. cart with two wheels and a box on top for carrying things

    feminine · obsolete
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥sós Proto-Celtic *karros Gaulish *karrosbor. Latin carrusbor. Old High German karra Middle High German karrebor. Old Polish kara Polish kara Inherited from Old Polish kara.

noun/ˈka.ra//ˈka.ra/Middle, Polish
  1. quadrangle

    feminine · rare
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French carré. First attested in the middle of the 19th century.

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