Meaning

2 senses

  1. (countable, uncountable)A spicy, smoked sausage of a particular kind from Eastern Europe.

    колбаса́kolbasá

    ковбаса́kovbasá

  2. (countable, slang, uncountable)Penis.

Examples

3 sentences

  1. I wouldn't even accept kielbasa from a bastard like that.

    ruОт такого гада мне даже колбасы не надо.

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  2. He decided that his kielbasa was too dignified for an ordinary bun.

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  3. Me, I'm crazy about kielbasa!

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Translations

5 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
Eastern European sausage:
Русский
By meaning 1
Eastern European sausage:

Origin

Borrowed from Polish kiełbasa (“sausage”), from Proto-Slavic *kъlbasa, which may derive fr

Borrowed from Polish kiełbasa (“sausage”), from Proto-Slavic *kъlbasa, which may derive from Proto-Turkic for "grilled cutlet," literally "pressed on ashes," from *kül (“ash”) + *bas (“to press”) (modern Turkish basmak). See the Ukrainian cognate ковбаса́ (kovbasá, “sausage”), whence kubasa, for more information.

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Forms

plural: kielbasas / kielbasy

Synonyms

201 synonyms
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Lessons for this word

2 lessons

See also

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