Uskok

See also: uskok and úskok

English

Noun

Uskok (plural Uskoks)

  1. (historical) A member of a group of irregular soldiers in Habsburg Croatia who inhabited the eastern Adriatic coast and surrounding territories during the Ottoman wars in Europe, and fought a guerrilla war against the Ottomans.

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian uskok.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈu.skɔk/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -uskɔk
  • Syllabification: U‧skok
  • Homophone: uskok

Noun

Uskok m pers

  1. (historical) Uskok

Declension