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Polish

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Etymology

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From skrobać (to scrape) +‎ -anka, due to curettage being the preferred method in the communist period, when abortion in Poland was legal on demand.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /skrɔˈban.ka/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -anka
  • Syllabification: skro‧ban‧ka

Noun

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skrobanka f

  1. (colloquial, usually derogatory) abortion

Declension

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Further reading

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