zatoka
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zatoka, *zatokъ.
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Noun edit
zatoka f (diminutive zatoczka, related adjective zatokowy)
- bay, cove, gulf (body of water (especially the sea) more-or-less three-quarters surrounded by land)
- Synonym: (obsolete) haf
- (anatomy, colloquial) bald spot in the shape of one of two depressions above the forehead
- lay-by (widening of a roadway for some length at the expense of a sidewalk or shoulder, serving as a stop or parking space)
- (anatomy, usually in the plural) sinus (sac or cavity in any organ or tissue, or an abnormal cavity or passage caused by the destruction of tissue)
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