jak zwał, tak zwał in Polish

IPA: /ˈjak ˈzvaw |ˈtak ˈzvaw/ [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Literally, “it is called what it is called”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|it is called what it is called}} “it is called what it is called”, {{lit|it is called what it is called}} Literally, “it is called what it is called” Head templates: {{head|pl|phrase|head=jak zwał, tak zwał}} jak zwał, tak zwał

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      "glosses": [
        "tomato, tomato (used to end an argument or digression about vocabulary)"
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      "id": "en-jak_zwał,_tak_zwał-pl-phrase-NwpCAQmv",
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        "(colloquial, idiomatic) tomato, tomato (used to end an argument or digression about vocabulary)"
      ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈjak ˈzvaw |ˈtak ˈzvaw/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "jak zwał, tak zwał"
}

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      "args": {
        "1": "it is called what it is called"
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      "args": {
        "1": "it is called what it is called"
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        "head": "jak zwał, tak zwał"
      },
      "expansion": "jak zwał, tak zwał",
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    "[please"
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        "Polish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Polish idioms",
        "Polish lemmas",
        "Polish multiword terms",
        "Polish phrases",
        "Polish terms with IPA pronunciation"
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        "tomato, tomato (used to end an argument or digression about vocabulary)"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈjak ˈzvaw |ˈtak ˈzvaw/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "jak zwał, tak zwał"
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"jak zwał, tak zwał" meaning in Polish

Phrase