delicja

See also: delicją

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin dēlicia. The informal meaning comes from the Delicje Szampańskie brand of cakes, made since 1976 by E. Wedel; the brand is now owned by Lotte.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɛˈli.t͡sja/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -it͡sja
  • Syllabification: de‧li‧cja

Noun

delicja f

  1. (literary, usually in the plural) delicacy (something very tasty)
  2. (informal) Jaffa cake

Declension

Declension of delicja
singular plural
nominative delicja delicje
genitive delicji delicji/delicyj (archaic)
dative delicji delicjom
accusative delicję delicje
instrumental delicją delicjami
locative delicji delicjach
vocative delicjo delicje

Further reading

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