kielbasa
A spicy, smoked sausage of a particular kind from Eastern EuropeA spicy, smoked sausage of a particular kind from Eastern Europe.
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» I wouldn't even accept kielbasa from a bastard like that.
От такого гада мне даже колбасы не надо. — FeuDRenais
FeuDRenais · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)A spicy, smoked sausage of a particular kind from Eastern Europe.
колбаса́kolbasá
ковбаса́kovbasá
(countable, slang, uncountable)Penis.
Examples
3 sentencesI wouldn't even accept kielbasa from a bastard like that.
ruОт такого гада мне даже колбасы не надо. — FeuDRenais
He decided that his kielbasa was too dignified for an ordinary bun.
Me, I'm crazy about kielbasa!
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Polish kiełbasa (“sausage”), from Proto-Slavic *kъlbasa, which may derive frBorrowed 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 / kielbasySynonyms
168 synonymsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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