holopa

Polish

Etymology

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Compare Belarusian or Ukrainian халепа (xalepa).

Pronunciation

• (Masovia):
  • (Podlachia) IPA^(key): [hɔˈlʲɔ.pa]
• (Lesser Poland):
  • (Western Lublin) IPA^(key): [xɔˈlʲɔ.pa]
  • (Eastern Lublin) IPA^(key): [hɔˈlʲɔ.pa]
• (Borderlands):
  • (Southern Borderlands) IPA^(key): [hɔˈlʲɔ.pa]

Noun

holopa f

1. (Southern Borderlands, Kamianets-Podilskyi) large bone in a dish

   Alternative form: homela

2. (Southern Borderlands, Kamianets-Podilskyi, Western Lublin, Eastern Lublin) thin, tall, or clumsy woman

   Synonym: niezgraba

3. (Eastern Lublin) big clumsy leg

   O jakie to má holopy! ― What big legs he/she has!

4. (Eastern Lublin) anything large or clumsy

   czapka jak holopa ― a hat like a clunker

5. (Podlachia) fat, stout woman

Further reading

• Jan Karłowicz (1901) “holopa”, in Słownik gwar polskich [Dictionary of Polish dialects] (in Polish), volume 2: F do K, Kraków: Akademia Umiejętności, page 187