demižonka
Serbo-Croatian
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editdemìžōnka f (Cyrillic spelling демѝжо̄нка)
- (regional) demijohn, carboy
- 1981, “Duhovi”, in Darko Rundek, Gordana Labus (lyrics), Haustor, performed by Haustor:
- Ostavili smo decu, žene,
Sobom ’zeli luk i jeger,
Demižonke opletene
Sakrili u gepek treger.- We left our children and wives behind,
Took onions and Jäger with us,
Hid some woven demijohns
In the trunk.
- We left our children and wives behind,
References
edit- “demižonka” in Hrvatski jezični portal