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kat.

executioner, hangman, headsman

3 characters1 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkat/

  1. executioner, hangman, headsman

    masculine · person

  2. torturer, tormentor

    figuratively · masculine · person
Where this word comes from

From dialectal Proto-Slavic *katъ. Cognate to Czech kat, Slovak kat, Upper Sorbian kat and Lower Sorbian kat.

noun/ˈkat/

  1. three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus)

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

From dialectal Proto-Slavic *katъ. Cognate to Czech kat, Slovak kat, Upper Sorbian kat and Lower Sorbian kat.

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