mączka

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Polish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

mączka f

  1. Diminutive of mąka
  2. meal (coarse-ground edible part of various grains)
  3. any substance in powder form
  4. (archaic or Poznań) starch
    Synonyms: skrobia, krochmal
  5. (obsolete, cosmetics) face powder
  6. (Białystok) fine sugar

Declension[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • mączka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • mączka in Polish dictionaries at PWN