kielbasa

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A spicy, smoked sausage of a particular kind from Eastern Europe.
  2. Penis.
name
  1. A surname from Polish.

Pronunciation

/kilˈbɑsə/ /kɪ(l)ˈbɑsə/ kēl-bäʹsə kĭ(l)-bäʹsə /ˈkubəsɑ/ /kiːlˈbasə/ kēl-băsʹə LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-kielbasa.wav

Word forms

kielbasa kielbasas kielbasy kolbasa kolbassa kulbasa kielbassi kolbasi kolbassi kolbasy kiełbasa

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish kiełbasa (“sausage”), from Proto-Slavic *kъlbasa, which may derive from Proto-Turkic for "grilled cutlet," literally "pressed on ashes," from *kül (“ash”) + *bas (“to press”) (modern Turkish basmak). See the Ukrainian cognate ковбаса́ (kovbasá, “sausage”), whence kubasa, for more information.

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