Polish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Schmelz. Doublet of emalia, smalc, smalec, and szmal.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʂmɛlt͡s/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛlt͡s
  • Syllabification: szmelc

Noun

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szmelc m inan

  1. (colloquial) trash (something of poor quality)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:badziewie
  2. (colloquial) scrap (discarded objects)

Declension

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Derived terms

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nouns
verb

Further reading

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  • szmelc in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • szmelc in Polish dictionaries at PWN