leş

Meaning

  1. animal carcass, carrion
  2. (derogatory, figuratively) a human corpse, especially of a very hated person
  3. (derogatory, figuratively) an unlikable or obnoxious person
  4. (idiomatic) something that has a very pungent stink

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/leʃ/
Etymology

In summary

From Ottoman Turkish لش (leş), from earlier لاشه (laşe), from Classical Persian لاش (lāš).

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