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 • (palačórm (relational adjective палачо́рски) (regional, derogatory, colloquial)

  1. slovenly or unkempt person; pig
    Synonym: мърля́ч (mǎrljáč)
  2. someone who does things in a careless, negligent or halfhearted way

Declension

Declension of палачо́р
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