herod-baba

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Polish

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Etymology

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Literally, lady-despot.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /xɛ.rɔdˈba.ba/
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  • Rhymes: -aba
  • Syllabification: he‧rod‧ba‧ba

Noun

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herod-baba f

  1. (humorous) tomboy (woman resembling a man)
  2. (humorous) ball-buster (tough woman)
    Synonyms: baba-chłop, babochłop, chłopczyca, chłopobaba, dragon, harpia, hetera, kobieton, megiera

Declension

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adjective
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Further reading

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  • herod-baba in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • herod-baba in Polish dictionaries at PWN