larwa

From German Larve, from Latin lārva (“ghost; mask”). Compare Silesian larwa

larwa f

1. mask
2. ugly face

• “larwa”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022
• Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “maska”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎

Internationalism; compare English larva, French larve, German Larve, ultimately from Latin lārva.

• IPA^(key): /ˈlar.va/

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• Rhymes: -arva
• Syllabification: lar‧wa

larwa f (diminutive larwka, related adjective larwalny)

1. (entomology, lepidopterology) grub, larva, maggot (early stage of growth for some insects, in which after hatching from their egg, they are wingless and resemble a caterpillar or grub)

   Hyponym: czerw

   Coordinate terms: imago, poczwarka

2. (batrachology) larva (early stage of growth for some amphibians, in which after hatching from their egg, they lack limbs and resemble fish)
3. (colloquial, derogatory) grub, maggot (despicable person)
4. (archaic) apparition, phantom, specter, spook, wraith

   Synonyms: mara, maszkara, straszydło, upiór, widmo, zjawa

5. (obsolete) mask (cover for the face)

   Synonym: maska

• larwa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• larwa in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• larwa in PWN's encyclopedia

Borrowed from German Larve. Compare Kashubian larwa

• IPA^(key): /ˈlarva/
• Rhymes: -arva
• Syllabification: lar‧wa

larwa f

1. mask (cover for the face)

   Synonym: maska

• larwa in silling.org