biała dama

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Polish

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Etymology

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Literally, white lady. Sense 2 is a semantic loan from English white lady.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbja.wa ˈda.ma/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ama

Noun

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biała dama f

  1. (folklore, countable) white lady (female ghost dressed in white, who is associated with local legends of tragedy)
  2. (slang, uncountable) white lady (cocaine)
    Synonyms: biała śmierć, biały proszek, koka, kokaina, śnieg

Declension

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Further reading

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