Masculine
doerak
Meaning
rascal
Synonyms
Translations
Kanaille
canaillePronounced as (IPA)
/ˈdu.rɑk/
Etymology
In summary
Borrowed from Russian дурак (durak). Often supposed to have been borrowed during the War of the Sixth Coalition from Ukrainian cossacks stationed in the Low Countries, but only attested considerably later. In Russian, the basic meaning is fool, without a connotation of mischief.
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