smalić cholewki
Polish
Etymology
Literally, “to sear bootlegs”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsma.lit͡ɕ xɔˈlɛf.ki/
Audio: (file) - Syllabification: sma‧lić cho‧lew‧ki
Verb
- (intransitive, archaic, idiomatic) to court (to try to win a commitment to marry from) [with do (+ genitive) ‘whom’]
Conjugation
Further reading
- ktoś smali cholewki do kogoś in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- smalić cholewki in Polish dictionaries at PWN