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zakwaszać

//zaˈkfa.ʂat͡ɕ/ | /zaˈkfa.ʂat͡ɕ//
Polishverb

Definitions

  1. 1.
    to pickle; to leaven (to ferment a vegetable so as to preserve it, giving it a sour taste in the process)
  2. 2.
    to sour (to cause to taste sour)
  3. 3.
    to acidify (to saturate with acid)
  4. 4.
    to burn (to cause muscle pain as a result of intense exertion)
  5. 5.
    to pickle; to leaven (of vegetables, to undergo preservational fermentation)
  6. 6.
    to acidify (to become saturated with acid)
  7. 7.
    to feel the burn (to feel muscle pain as a result of intense exertion)
  8. 8.
    colloquialto acidify (to cause an abundance of acid in the body)
  9. 9.
    obsoleteto sour (to make unpleasent)
  10. 10.
    obsoleteto devour, to bite off
  11. 11.
    obsoleteto harden steel
  12. 12.
    colloquialto acidify (of the body, to obtain an abundance of acid)
  13. 13.
    obsoleteto sour (to become unpleasent)

Synonyms & related words

Synonyms

Etymology

From zakwasić + -ać. First attested in the 16th century. Compare Slovincian zakwaszac.

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