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kluska

//ˈklus.ka//
Polishnoun

Grammatical form

kluska is the genitive singular; also the genitive/accusative singular form of klusek.

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Definitions

  1. 1.
    noodle (string or flat strip of pasta or other dough, usually cooked (at least initially) by boiling, and served in soup or in a dry form mixed with a sauce and other ingredients)
  2. 2.
    kluski (noodles prepared in an ethnic Polish manner; specifically, thin strips of dough, as opposed to filled shells)
  3. 3.
    piece of kluski
  4. 4.
    colloquialfatso, butterball (overweight person)
  5. 5.
    colloquialdweeb, hacker, klutz, nebbish (clumsy or stupid person)

Synonyms & related words

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Related words (4)

Etymology

From German Kloß + -ka, perhaps via the Silesian variant Kluß.

Forms

  • kluseczkadiminutive
  • kluchaaugmentative
  • kluskowyadjective
  • klusekalternative
Nominative
Singular
kluska
Plural
kluski
Genitive
Singular
kluski
Plural
klusek
Dative
Singular
klusce
Plural
kluskom
Accusative
Singular
kluskę
Plural
kluski
Instrumental
Singular
kluską
Plural
kluskami
Locative
Singular
klusce
Plural
kluskach
Vocative
Singular
klusko
Plural
kluski

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