zwąchać

Polish

Etymology

From z- + wąchać.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzvɔw̃.xat͡ɕ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔw̃xat͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: zwą‧chać

Verb

zwąchać pf

  1. (transitive, colloquial) to sniff out, to detect, to get wind of
  2. (reflexive, colloquial) to fall in with the wrong crowd, to acquaint oneself with bad people

Conjugation

Further reading

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