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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lam.puˈt͡sɛ.ra/

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• Rhymes: -ɛra
• Syllabification: lam‧pu‧ce‧ra

Noun

lampucera f

1. (colloquial, derogatory) mutton dressed as lamb (middle-aged or elderly woman dressed in a style more suited to a young woman)

   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

Related terms

noun

• lampucer

 

Further reading

• lampucera in Polish dictionaries at PWN