gałgan

== Polish == === Alternative forms === gałgán (Kielce, Biecz, Lasovia) gałgon (Łowicz) === Etymology === Borrowed from German Galgen (“gallows”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡaw.ɡan/ Rhymes: -awɡan Syllabification: gał‧gan Homophone: Gałgan === Noun === gałgan m inan rag, damaged piece of fabric (colloquial) clothes, attire (archaic) sweet flag Synonym: tatarak ==== Declension ==== === Noun === gałgan m pers (colloquial) ne'er-do-well (dated) pauper ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === gałgan in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN gałgan in Polish dictionaries at PWN Majewski, Erazm (1894), Słownik nazwisk zoologicznych i botanicznych polskich: Słownik łacińsko-polski‎[1] (in Polish), page 12