dziwowisko

From dziw + -owisko.

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʑi.vɔˈvis.kɔ/
• Rhymes: -iskɔ
• Syllabification: dzi‧wo‧wis‧ko

dziwowisko n

1. (colloquial) spectacle, anomaly, phenomenon (something causing astonishment)
   • 1907, Maria Julia Zaleska, transl., Mały lord‎^[1], 3rd edition, Warsaw; Cracow: Gebethner i Wolff, translation of Little Lord Fauntleroy by Frances Hodgson Burnett (in English), page 28:

     ― Toż dopiero dziwowisko! ― zawołał kupiec, a po chwili milczenia powtórzył po raz drugi ― no, no, co za dziwowisko! ― nie umiał inaczej wyrazić swojego zdumienia i wzruszenia.

     [original: "Well," said Mr. Hobbs, "I'll be—jiggered!" This was an exclamation he always used when he was very much astonished or excited. He could think of nothing else to say just at that puzzling moment.]

     ― What a spectacle! ― exclaimed the merchant, and after a moment of silence, he repeated ― Well, well, what a spectacle! ― He could not express his amazement and emotion in any other way.

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