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]
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: hou‧ba
Noun
houba f
- mushroom (fungus and fruit of fungus)
- Některé houby jsou jedlé, jiné jedovaté. ― Some mushrooms are edible, other are poisonous.
- sponge (material used to wash dishes or the body)
- sponge (Porifera)
- Synonym: houbovec
- (colloquial) a sewing utensil in the shape of a mushroom used for repairing stockings, socks and pantyhose
- Synonym: hříbek
- (metallurgy) sponge (direct reduced iron), DRI
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Further reading
- “houba”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “houba”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “houba”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
- “houba”, in Akademický slovník současné češtiny, 2012–2025, slovnikcestiny.cz