Polish plait

noun

A medical condition resulting from deficient hair care in which the uncombed hair becomes irreversibly entangled, forming a matted mass, which can become malodorous and encrusted or sticky.

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plica
OriginLatin Plica polonica →
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Meanings

nounPolish plait (plural Polish plaits)

plural Polish plaits

  1. offensivepossiblyA medical condition resulting from deficient hair care in which the uncombed hair becomes irreversibly entangled, forming a matted mass, which can become malodorous and encrusted or sticky.

    Synonyms: plica

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA medical condition resulting from deficient hair care in which the uncombed hair becomes irreversibly entangled, forming a matted mass, which can become malodorous and encrusted or sticky.

Similar
plica

Origin

  1. LatinPlica polonica
  2. EnglishPolish plait

From Latin Plica polonica, Plica neuropathica.

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Translations

Esperanto pliko
  • plikomedical condition
German Weichselzopf
  • Weichselzopfmedical condition
Polish kołtun
  • kołtunmedical condition
Russian колту́н
  • колту́н (koltún)medical condition
Ukrainian ковтун, гостець
  • ковтун (kovtun)medical condition
  • гостець (hostecʹ)medical condition
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Polish plait. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Polish%20plait

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