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pacynka.

hand puppet, glove puppet (type of puppet designed to be worn on the hand like a glove)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

noun/paˈt͡sɘn.ka/
  1. hand puppet, glove puppet (type of puppet designed to be worn on the hand like a glove)

    feminine
  2. dupe, front man, puppet, stooge, straw man (one who knowingly allows himself or herself to be used for another's profit)

    derogatory · feminine · figuratively
  3. sock puppet (alternative pseudonymous online account, especially one used for abuse)

    Internet · feminine
Where this word comes from

Uncertain. Perhaps borrowed from German Patsche + -yna + -ka. Alternatively, from earlier *palcynka, from palec (“finger”). Etymology 1 sense 3 is a semantic loan from English sock puppet.

noun/paˈt͡sɘn.ka/
  1. makeup stick (makeup tool consisting of a sponge attached to a handle, used for applying and blurring shadow on the eyelids)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree German batzen German patzen?bor. Proto-Indo-European *-keh₂der. Proto-Balto-Slavic *-kāˀ Proto-Slavic *-ъka Old Polish -ka Polish -ka Polish pac Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Balto-Slavic *-ā́ˀtei Proto-Slavic *-ati Old Polish -ać Polish -ać Polish pacać Proto-Indo-European *-iHneh Proto-Balto-Slavic *-īˀnāˀder. Proto-Slavic *-ina Old Polish -ina Polish -ina Polish -yna ▲ Polish -ka Polish pacynka Possibly from German patzen + Polish -ka, or from pacać + -yna + -ka.

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