Bulgarian edit

Etymology 1 edit

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Noun edit

турча́ (turčápl

  1. (derogatory, collective) Turks
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Etymology 2 edit

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Verb edit

ту́рча (túrča) first-singular present indicativeimpf (perfective поту́рчвам or поту́рча)

  1. to forcefully convert to Islam (during the Ottoman Turkish occupation)
  2. (reflexive with се, colloquial) to struggle with a job, which takes a lot of time and effort
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References edit

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