gołda

See also: golda, Golda, Gołda, gołdą, and Gołdą

Polish

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɔw.da/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔwda
  • Syllabification: goł‧da
  • Homophones: Gołda, gouda, Gouda

Etymology 1

Probably a euphemism for goldwasser, Polish liqueur containing particles of gold leaf.

Noun

gołda f

  1. (colloquial) cheap vodka
    • 2019 July 11, Dawid Janczyk, Piotr Dobrowolski, Dawid Janczyk. Moja spowiedź, Wydawnictwo SQN, →ISBN:
      Typowe robotnicze miasto, którego obywatele cały dzień tyrali, a wieczorami łoili gołdę albo bimber w podłych barach lub pod chmurką.
      A typical workers' town, whose citizens toiled all day and in the evenings drank booze or moonshine in shabby bars or in the open air.
Declension
Declension of gołda
singular
nominative gołda
genitive gołdy
dative gołdzie
accusative gołdę
instrumental gołdą
locative gołdzie
vocative gołdo

Etymology 2

See gałda.

Noun

gołda f

  1. (Kielce, Masovian Borderland) alternative form of gałda (“type of party celebrated and organized by bachelors in the winter”)
    Coordinate term: firleje

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