houba

See also: Houba

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gǫba. This might be related to Middle High German swamb (German Schwamm), Latin fungus and Greek σπόγγος (spóngos) or σφόγγος (sfóngos), which supposes some consonant transposition.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɦou̯ba]
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  • Hyphenation: hou‧ba

Noun

houba f

  1. mushroom (fungus and fruit of fungus)
    Některé houby jsou jedlé, jiné jedovaté.Some mushrooms are edible, other are poisonous.
  2. sponge (material used to wash dishes or the body)
  3. sponge (Porifera)
    Synonym: houbovec
  4. (colloquial) a sewing utensil in the shape of a mushroom used for repairing stockings, socks and pantyhose
    Synonym: hříbek
  5. (metallurgy) sponge (direct reduced iron), DRI

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