czworak
//ˈt͡ʂfɔ.rak//
Polishnoun
Definitions
- 1.residential building with four apartments, each with a separate entrance from the outside, forming part of a complex of manor or farm buildings; usually intended for farm servants or seasonal farm laborers
- 2.tiffin carrier, dabbas (container for transporting and keeping food warm, divided into four separate sections)
- 3.silver four-grosz coin, first introduced in the Republic of Poland during the reign of Sigismund II Augustus as part of efforts to unify coinage throughout the territory of the Jagiellonian state
- 4.colloquialall fours (position of the human body in which the hands and knees rest on the ground)
Synonyms & related words
Word family
Related words (3)
- czworaki
- czworako
- czworaczka
Etymology
From czworo + -ak.