krzyżówka

See also: Krzyżówka, krzyżówką, and Krzyżówką

Polish

krzyżówka sense 1
krzyżówka sense 2
krzyżówka sense 3
krzyżówki sense 4

Etymology

From krzyż +‎ -ówka.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʂɘˈʐuf.ka/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ufka
  • Syllabification: krzy‧żów‧ka
  • Homophone: Krzyżówka

Noun

krzyżówka f (related adjective krzyżówkowy)

  1. (games) crossword (word puzzle in which interlocking words are entered usually horizontally and vertically into a grid based on clues given for each word)
  2. (colloquial) crossroads, intersection (place where one road crosses another; an intersection of two or more roads)
    Synonyms: rozwidlenie, skrzyżowanie
  3. (biology, of animals or plants) bastard, crossbreed, hybrid, mongrel (organism produced by mating of individuals of different varieties or breeds)
    Synonyms: bastard, (obsolete) bękart, hybryda, mieszaniec
  4. mallard, wild duck (Anas platyrhynchos)
    Synonym: kaczka krzyżówka

Declension

Derived terms

nouns
  • krzyżówkowicz
  • krzyżówkowiczka
adjectives
adverbs
  • krzyżowo

Further reading