marchew

Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish marchew, from Proto-Slavic *mъrkỳ. Doublet of morkwa.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ˈmar.xɛf/
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  • Rhymes: -arxɛf
  • Syllabification: mar‧chew

Noun

marchew f (diminutive marchewka)

  1. (botany, cooking, formal) carrot (Daucus carota ssp. sativus)
    Hypernym: warzywo
    Holonym: włoszczyzna
    Meronym: korzeń
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:marchew.

Declension

Derived terms

adjectives
  • marchwiany
  • marchwiowy

Collocations

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Further reading