Hungarian

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Etymology

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From German putzen (to clean, polish)[1] + -ol (verb-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈput͡sol]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: pu‧col
  • Rhymes: -ol

Verb

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pucol

  1. (transitive) to clean, polish
  2. (transitive) to peel (to remove skin)
  3. (colloquial) to clear off

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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(With verbal prefixes):

References

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  1. ^ pucol in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)

Further reading

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  • pucol in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN