szmata
Polish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Uncertain but perhaps derived from szmat or śmieć.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ata
- Syllabification: szma‧ta
Noun
szmata f (diminutive szmatka)
- (literally) rag (cloth)
- (figuratively) rag (low quality magazine)
- Synonym: szmatławiec
- (slang, offensive) skank, slut (sexually promiscuous woman)
- (colloquial, sports) chip shot (an easy goal)
Declension
Declension of szmata
Derived terms
adjective
nouns
Descendants
- → Yiddish: שמאַטע (shmate)