Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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From Serbo-Croatian lignja, from Latin lōlīgō (squid, cuttlefish).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɫiɡɲuːn]
  • Hyphenation: lig‧njun

Noun

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lìgnjūn f (Cyrillic spelling лѝгњӯн)

  1. (zoology) A large species of squid, particularly the European flying squid, Todarodes sagittatus
  2. (Croatia, derogatory) A person whose talk or behaviour is imposing, a source of annoyance or nuisance, a bore, bother, pest; a perfidious person

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