pluskwa

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See also: pluskwą

Polish[edit]

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pluskwa

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old Polish pluskwa, from Proto-Slavic *pljuskъv. Sense 2 is a semantic loan from English bug.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈplus.kfa/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -uskfa
  • Syllabification: plus‧kwa

Noun[edit]

pluskwa f

  1. bedbug (Cimex lectularius)
  2. (colloquial, electronics) bug (electronic listening device)
    Synonym: podsłuch

Declension[edit]

Related terms[edit]

noun

Further reading[edit]

  • pluskwa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • pluskwa in Polish dictionaries at PWN