krowa

From Proto-Slavic *korva, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- (“horn”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈkrɔwa/, [ˈkrowa]

krowa f (diminutive krowka)

1. cow

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *korva.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkrɔ.va/

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• Rhymes: -ɔva
• Syllabification: kro‧wa

krowa f (diminutive krówka, augmentative krówsko, related adjective krowi)

1. cow (adult female of the species Bos taurus, especially one that has calved)

   Synonym: krasula

   Coordinate term: byk

2. (informal) cow (any member of the species Bos taurus regardless of sex or age, including bulls and calves)
3. cow (female member of other large species of mammal, including the bovines, moose, whales, seals, hippos, rhinos, manatees, and elephants)

   Hypernym: samica

4. (colloquial, offensive) cow, whale (woman considered unpleasant in some way, particularly one considered nasty, stupid, fat, lazy, or difficult)

   Synonyms: babsko, krówsko

5. (colloquial) large bottle of vodka (0.7 litre or more)

   Synonym: krówka

6. (colloquial, derogatory) object that is too large or too heavy and therefore of little use

   Synonyms: grzmot, kobyła, kolubryna, krówsko

7. (historical, informal) Nebelwerfer (World War II German series of mortar weapons)

• krowa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• krowa in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• krowa in PWN's encyclopedia