blaszak

See also: Błaszak and Blaszak

Polish

Etymology

From blacha +‎ -ak. First attested in 1871.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbla.ʂak/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -aʂak
  • Syllabification: bla‧szak

Noun

blaszak m inan

  1. (colloquial) tin garage, tin shack
    montaż blaszaków ― tin garage installation
    garaż blaszak ― tin garage
  2. (colloquial) van (covered vehicle used for carrying goods or people, usually roughly cuboid in shape, longer and higher than a car but smaller than a truck/lorry)
    Synonym: blaszanka
  3. (colloquial, computing) desktop computer

Declension

adjectives
adverb
nouns

References

  1. Oskar Kolberg (1871) Dzieła wszystkie‎ (in Polish), page 166

Further reading

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