francowaty

Polish

Etymology

From franca (syphilis) + -owaty.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fran.t͡sɔˈva.tɨ/
  • Rhymes: -atɨ
  • Syllabification: fran‧co‧wa‧ty

Noun

francowaty m pers (female equivalent francowata)

  1. (archaic) syphilitic (person with syphilis)
    Synonym: syfilityk

Declension

Adjective

francowaty (not comparable, derived adverb francowato)

  1. (colloquial) crappy, lousy
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:zły
  2. (colloquial) pimpled, ulcerate, ulcerous
    Synonyms: owrzodzony, pryszczaty

Declension

Derived terms

noun
  • francowatość
verb
  • francowacieć impf
noun

Further reading

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