polak

Borrowed from Polish Polak.

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• IPA^(key): [pʰoˈlɑɡ̊]

polak c (singular definite polakken, plural indefinite polakker)

1. Pole

Borrowed from Polish Polak.

• IPA^(key): /pɔ.lak/

polak

1. (slang) a Polish person
   • 1945, Maurice Thaï, Le Camp de la mort lente, page 281:

     Je suis certain qu’à la réception de cette lettre vous allez vous dire : en voilà encore « un polak ».

     I am certain that upon receiving this letter, you are going to say to yourself, "Here's another Polak."

The form polak - with a lowercase 'p' - is prevalent on the internet but proscribed in more formal writing, where Polak is preferred. This is in line with the French practice of capitalising nationalities used as a noun.

• polaque, Polak

Ellipsis of język) pol(ski) or produkt pol(ski) + -ak.

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔ.lak/

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• Rhymes: -ɔlak
• Syllabification: po‧lak
• Homophone: Polak

polak m inan

1. (education, school slang) Polish language (school subject)
2. (education, school slang) Polish language class

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