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mączka

//ˈmɔnt͡ʂ.ka//
Polishnoun

Grammatical form

mączka is the diminutive form of mąka — “flour (powder obtained by grinding or milling cereal grains, especially wheat, or other foodstuffs such as soybeans and potatoes, and used to bake bread, cakes, and pastry).

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Definitions

  1. 1.
    meal (coarse-ground edible part of various grains or other things)
    • mączka rybna

      fishmeal

  2. 2.
    any substance in powder form
  3. 3.
    fine sugar
  4. 4.
    archaicstarch
  5. 5.
    obsoleteface powder

Synonyms & related words

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mǫčьka, from *mǭkà + *-ъka. By surface analysis, mąka + -ka.

Nominative
Singular
mączka
Plural
mączki
Genitive
Singular
mączki
Plural
mączek
Dative
Singular
mączce
Plural
mączkom
Accusative
Singular
mączkę
Plural
mączki
Instrumental
Singular
mączką
Plural
mączkami
Locative
Singular
mączce
Plural
mączkach
Vocative
Singular
mączko
Plural
mączki

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