majcher
See also: Majcher
Polish
editEtymology
editPossibly borrowed from Greek μαχαίρα (machaíra). It probably entered Polish via East Slavic jargons.[1]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmajcher m inan
- (colloquial, prison slang) shank, switchblade (type of small knife used in fights)
Declension
editDeclension of majcher
References
edit- ^ Adam Fałowski (2022) “majcher”, in Słownik etymologiczny polszczyzny potocznej, Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, →ISBN
Further reading
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