buda
Pronunciation: /ˈbu.da/
“buda” is a Polish word. Its 16 meanings in English:
noun
- shack, shanty (simple structure made of non-durable materials, used as a temporary shelter for people, a place for farm animals, equipment or to display goods for sale)
- building (construction, especially one that is old and somewhat destroyed)
- doghouse, kennel (shelter for a dog)
- top, covering (folding cover for a vehicle, especially a carriage or buggy)
- school (institution dedicated to teaching and learning)
- paddy wagon police van (large, covered police car)
- covered Nazi car
- goal (goal for playing football or handball)
- forest product plant (primitive industrial plant processing forest products)
- potash plant (primitive industrial plant where potash was produced)
- built-up settlement
- Saint George's fair (fair taking place in Vilnius on April 23rd)
- stand (temporary stall made of boards for the duration of the fair)
- type of hat
- barrack (building intended for quartering soldiers or camp servants)
- skipper's quarters (superstructure on the deck of a boat or ship intended for the skipper)
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish buda.
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