See also: Zatoka, zátoka, zatoką, and Zatoką

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zatoka

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zatoka, *zatokъ.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /zaˈtɔ.ka/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔka
  • Syllabification: za‧to‧ka
  • Homophone: Zatoka

Noun edit

zatoka f (diminutive zatoczka, related adjective zatokowy)

  1. bay, cove, gulf (body of water (especially the sea) more-or-less three-quarters surrounded by land)
    Synonym: (obsolete) haf
  2. (anatomy, colloquial) bald spot in the shape of one of two depressions above the forehead
  3. lay-by (widening of a roadway for some length at the expense of a sidewalk or shoulder, serving as a stop or parking space)
  4. (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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Further reading edit

  • zatoka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • zatoka in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • zatoka in PWN's encyclopedia