Polish edit

Etymology edit

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Noun edit

zagłoba f

  1. (dialectal) obstacle, impediment
    Synonyms: przeszkoda, zawada
  2. (dialectal) trouble, worry
    Synonyms: troska, kłopot, zmartwienie
  3. (rare) devil's toenail, gryphaea (oyster of the genus Gryphaea)
    Synonym: dziobacz

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Noun edit

zagłoba m pers

  1. (dialectal, derogatory) ne'er-do-well
    Synonyms: zawalidroga, nicpoń

Declension edit

Further reading edit

  • zagłoba in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Piestrak, Felix (1913) Niemiecko-polski słownik górniczy[1], page 135