Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

grabowski

/ɡɹəbˈɔfski/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.93 in modern English

Syllables: grabows-ki
IPA: /ɡɹəbˈɔfski/

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Polish.

noun

A determined and hardworking person.

Slang

Example Sentences

"If Ditka called you a grabowski, it was a high compliment. It meant you were a good guy, you worked hard and you were loyal."
""Grabowski" is still a word used to describe the idea of the white, ethnic, lunch-pail worker, a relic of Chicago's past[…]"
"A true grabowski has no time for your linguistic squabbles."

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish Grabowski.

Origin

Source language: Polish

Word Breakdown

Root: Grabowski

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

Grabowskis (plural)

Rhymes With

lewandowski bukowski malinowski kozlowski dombrowski kwiatkowski jankowski janowski komorowski sadowski piotrowski wachowski

Questions

How do you pronounce grabowski?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡɹəbˈɔfski/.
What does grabowski mean?: A surname from Polish.
Where does grabowski come from?: It is traced to Polish.

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