žarloch

Old Slovak

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish żarłok.

Noun

žarloch m pers

  1. big eater, glutton (one who eats voraciously)

Further reading

  • Majtán, Milan et al., editors (1991–2008), “žarloch”, in Historický slovník slovenského jazyka [Historical Dictionary of the Slovak Language] (in Slovak), volumes 1–7 (A – Ž), Bratislava: VEDA, →OCLC