pęczak

See also: Pęczak

Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From earlier pęcak, of uncertain origin. Perhaps either borrowed from German Penne + Zacke or from pęca +‎ -ak.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɛn.t͡ʂak/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛnt͡ʂak
  • Syllabification: pę‧czak
  • Homophone: Pęczak

Noun

pęczak m inan

  1. pearl barley (unbroken groats obtained from refined barley grains)
    Synonym: kasza jęczmienna
  2. wheat groats (unbroken groats obtained from refined wheat grains)
    Synonym: kasza pszenna
  3. pearl barley (unbroken groats obtained from refined oat grains)
    Synonym: kasza owsiana

Declension

Descendants

  • Vilamovian: pencok

References

  1. ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “pęczak”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)

Further reading

  • pęczak in Polish dictionaries at PWN