stragarz

Polish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstra.ɡaʂ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -aɡaʂ
  • Syllabification: stra‧garz

Noun

stragarz m inan

  1. (regional) joist supporting a wooden ceiling
    Synonyms: sosrąb, tragarz
    • 1925 (first published 1896), Stefan Żeromski, O żołnierzu tułaczu, J. Mortkowicz, chapter 1:
      ...[sierżant] zginał kark, żeby nie uszkodzić pompona przy kapeluszu, zawadzającego o stragarz powały niskiego pokoju.
      ...[the sergeant] had his head ducked in order to not damage the pompom on his hat, which kept getting caught on a joist of the ceiling of the low-ceilinged room.

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