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galóca

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Hungarian

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 galóca on Hungarian Wikipedia

Etymology

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First attested in 1783. Of uncertain origin, perhaps borrowed from Slovene. Compare golobica (dove; russula). However, this explanation is disputable because of the differences in meaning of the Hungarian and Slovene word.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɡɒloːt͡sɒ]
  • Hyphenation: ga‧ló‧ca
  • Rhymes: -t͡sɒ

Noun

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galóca (plural galócák)

  1. amanita (any of very many agaric mushrooms, of the genus Amanita, most of which are very poisonous)

Declension

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Possessive forms of galóca
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. galócám galócáim
2nd person sing. galócád galócáid
3rd person sing. galócája galócái
1st person plural galócánk galócáink
2nd person plural galócátok galócáitok
3rd person plural galócájuk galócáik

Derived terms

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See also

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  • selyemgomba (used in the names of certain other species of Amanita)

References

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  1. ^ galóca in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)

Further reading

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  • (amanita, a kind of mushroom): galóca in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
  • (huchen, a kind of fish): galóca in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
  • galóca in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2026).