Bulgarian

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Etymology

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къ́ркам (kǎ́rkam, to sip, to slurp) +‎ -ач (-ač)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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кърка́ч (kǎrkáčm

  1. (literal) sipper
  2. (figurative) drunkard (one who habitually drinks alcohol)
    Synonym: пия́ница (pijánica)

Declension

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References

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  • къркач”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • къркач”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010