палачор
Bulgarian
Etymology
Likely borrowed from Turkish palaçor (“old shabby garment”), from Greek παλιατζούρα (paliatzoúra, “junk; old useless item”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [pɐɫɐˈt͡ʃɔr]
- Hyphenation(key): па‧ла‧чор
Noun
палачо́р • (palačór) m (relational adjective палачо́рски) (regional, derogatory, colloquial)
- slovenly or unkempt person; pig
- Synonym: мърля́ч (mǎrljáč)
- someone who does things in a careless, negligent or halfhearted way
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | палачо́р palačór |
палачо́ри palačóri |
| definite (subject form) |
палачо́рът palačórǎt |
палачо́рите palačórite |
| definite (object form) |
палачо́ра palačóra | |
| count form | — | палачо́ра palačóra |
References
- Duridanov, I. V., Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (1996), “палачор”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 5 (падѐж – пỳска), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 24
- “палачор”, in BGJargon.com (in Bulgarian), 2007