lampucera

See also: lampucerą

Polish

Etymology

From lampucer +‎ -a. From the way a woman with too much make-up may resemble a wick trimmer (minder of paraffin street lamps) with soot on his face.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /lam.puˈt͡sɛ.ra/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛra
  • Syllabification: lam‧pu‧ce‧ra

Noun

lampucera f

  1. (derogatory, slang) mutton dressed as lamb
    Synonym: dzidzia-piernik

Declension
Declension of lampucera
singular plural
nominative lampucera lampucery
genitive lampucery lampucer
dative lampucerze lampucerom
accusative lampucerę lampucery
instrumental lampucerą lampucerami
locative lampucerze lampucerach
vocative lampucero lampucery
noun
  • lampucer

References
  1. https://sjp.pwn.pl/poradnia/haslo/lampucera;13835.html

Further reading
  • lampucera in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • lampucera in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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