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olejówka

//ɔ.lɛˈjuf.ka//
Polishnoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    African giant squirrel (any species of the genus Protoxerus)
  2. 2.
    colloquialoilskins (waterproof jacket covered with a thin layer of wax - a soft substance)
  3. 3.
    colloquialvegetable oil industry
  4. 4.
    colloquialoil device (device that requires petroleum oil to operate)
  5. 5.
    colloquialoil paint (paint in which the colours or pigments are suspended in an oil-based carrier such as linseed oil which hardens on exposure to the air)

Synonyms & related words

Word family
  • olejówka leśna
  • olejówka wąskoogonowa
Synonyms
  • farba olejna

Etymology

From olej + -ówka. First attested in 1866.

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