zrakomlat
Serbo-Croatian edit
Etymology edit
Literally translates to "air beater". Coined as a replacement for "helikopter" around 1993 by a government commission charged with coining new Croatian words pertaining to aviation.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
zrȁkomlāt m (Cyrillic spelling зра̏комла̄т)
- (Croatia, neologism, nonstandard, rare) helicopter, chopper
- Synonym: helikòpter