japoniec

Borrowed from Czech Japonec or Russian япо́нец (japónec). By surface analysis, Japonia +‎ -ec.

For sense 2, it was believed that this fish was a subspecies of the goldfish (Carassius auratus; Polish karaś chiński), which is native to Asia (including Japan).

• IPA^(key): /jaˈpɔ.ɲɛt͡s/

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• Rhymes: -ɔɲɛt͡s
• Syllabification: ja‧po‧niec

japoniec m pers

2. (colloquial, derogatory, ethnic slur, offensive) Jap (offensive term for a Japanese person)

   Synonym: (neutral) Japończyk

   Hypernyms: (neutral) Azjata; (ethnic slur) żółtek

   • 2013 October 29, ROLAND NINJ4, “Golasy atakują”, in PPE.pl‎^[1], archived from the original on 24 January 2025, Komentarze:

     Ci^{[sic – meaning Te]} Japońce to jednak mają nasrane pod kopułą!

     These Japs really have shit in their head!

• Japoniec

japoniec m animal(colloquial)

2. (motorization) Japanese car

   Synonym: (colloquial) japończyk

   Hypernym: samochód

   części do japońców ― parts for Japanese cars

   jechać japońcem ― to drive with a Japanese car

4. (ichthyology) Prussian carp (Carassius gibelio)

   Synonyms: karaś srebrzysty; (colloquial) japończyk

   Hypernym: ryba

   łowić japońce ― to catch Prussian carps

6. (cooking) Japanese makowiec (kind of cake with poppy seeds and apples)

   Synonym: (neutral) makowiec japoński

   Hypernym: makowiec

   przepis na japońca ― a recipe for a Japanese makowiec

   upiec japońca ― to bake a Japanese makowiec

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