fából vaskarika
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Hungarian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]fa (“wood”) + -ból (“from, made of”) + vas (“iron”) + karika (“ring”). Literally: “iron ring made of wood” (ring as a round circle-shape, not in the jewelry sense).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]- (idiomatic) contradiction in terms (attempt at a logical impossibility)
- (idiomatic, exaggeration) an essential contradiction, absurdity
- Az alkoholmentes sör fából vaskarika. ― Alcohol-free beer is an absurdity.