Polish edit

Etymology edit

From franca (syphilis) +‎ -owaty.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /fran.t͡sɔˈva.tɨ/
  • Rhymes: -atɨ
  • Syllabification: fran‧co‧wa‧ty

Noun edit

francowaty m pers (female equivalent francowata)

  1. (archaic) syphilitic (person with syphilis)
    Synonym: syfilityk

Declension edit

Adjective edit

francowaty (not comparable, derived adverb francowato)

  1. (colloquial) crappy, lousy
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:zły
  2. (colloquial) pimpled, ulcerate, ulcerous
    Synonyms: owrzodzony, pryszczaty

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Derived terms edit

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Related terms edit

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Further reading edit

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