chała
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See also: chala
Polish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Borrowed from Yiddish חלה (khale), from Hebrew khalá.
Noun
[edit]chała f (diminutive chałka)
- challah (bread)
Declension
[edit]Declension of chała
Etymology 2
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Slavic *xala.[1]
Noun
[edit]chała f
- (colloquial, derogatory) something worthless or of poor quality; dreck; dross; rubbish
- (dialectal) overgarment or dress
- (dialectal) rags, substandard clothing
Usage notes
[edit]Usually used in reference to literature, movies, theatre, etc.
Declension
[edit]Declension of chała
Derived terms
[edit]noun
References
[edit]Further reading
[edit]Categories:
- Polish 2-syllable words
- Polish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Polish terms with audio links
- Rhymes:Polish/awa
- Rhymes:Polish/awa/2 syllables
- Polish terms borrowed from Yiddish
- Polish terms derived from Yiddish
- Polish terms derived from Hebrew
- Polish lemmas
- Polish nouns
- Polish feminine nouns
- Polish terms inherited from Proto-Slavic
- Polish terms derived from Proto-Slavic
- Polish colloquialisms
- Polish derogatory terms
- Polish dialectal terms
- pl:Breads
- pl:Clothing