chabanina

See also: chabaniną

Polish

Alternative forms

  • (dialectal) kabanina

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps from dialectal chaba (old, scrawny horse) +‎ -ina. Compare Czech chabý (weak), from Proto-Slavic *xabъ. Alternatively borrowed from Ukrainian кабани́на (kabanýna). If so, doublet of kabanina (pork).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xa.baˈɲi.na/
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  • Rhymes: -ina
  • Syllabification: cha‧ba‧ni‧na

Noun

chabanina f

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) meat of low quality or leftovers thereof
    Synonym: ochłap

Declension

Further reading

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