polewaczka

See also: poléwaczka and polewaczką

Polish

polewaczka sense 1
polewaczka sense 3

Alternative forms

Etymology

From polewać +‎ -aczka.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɔ.lɛˈvat͡ʂ.ka/
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  • Rhymes: -at͡ʂka
  • Syllabification: po‧le‧wacz‧ka

Noun

polewaczka f

  1. (colloquial) street sprinkler (vehicle designed for spraying water on streets or other surfaces)
    Synonym: zmywarka
  2. (colloquial, law enforcement) police car equipped with a water cannon, used to disperse crowds during street riots
  3. (colloquial) watering can (utensil for watering plants, consisting of a container with a handle and long spout, the spout sometimes being fitted with a perforated nozzle)
    Synonym: konewka

Declension

verbs

Further reading

  • polewaczka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • polewaczka in Polish dictionaries at PWN