Wasserpolacke

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German

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Etymology

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Wasser (water) +‎ Polacke (Pole). Originally a reference to those who worked along the Oder. Later on, sometimes reinterpreted as "watered-down Pole".

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈvasɐpoˌlakə/
  • Hyphenation: Was‧ser‧po‧la‧cke; pre-1996: Was‧ser‧po‧lak‧ke

Noun

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Wasserpolacke m (weak, genitive Wasserpolacken, plural Wasserpolacken, feminine Wasserpolackin)

  1. (dated, sometimes derogatory) A Slavic-speaking Silesian, particularly from Upper Silesia.

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