kubrak
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Uncertain. Perhaps borrowed from Middle High German kapp-rock (“hooded coat”). Alternatively from Turkish kubur (“case”) + -ak. If so, doublet of kabura (“holster”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kubrak m inan (diminutive kubraczek, augmentative kubraczysko)
- jacket (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length)
- (historical) spencer (short double-breasted men's overcoat worn in the 18th and 19th centuries)
- (historical) spencer (short, close-fitting jacket primarily worn by women and children in the early 19th century)
Declension edit
Declension of kubrak
Derived terms edit
noun