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áldozat

Pronunciation: [ˈaːldozɒt]

“áldozat” is a Hungarian word. Its 5 meanings in English:

noun

  1. sacrifice (the act of offering a human being, an animal or an object to a deity)
  2. sacrifice (a human being or an animal, or a physical object or immaterial thing, offered to a deity)
  3. victim, casualty (one that is adversely affected by someone or something, especially another person or event, force, or condition)
  4. sacrifice (surrender of anything for the sake of something else regarded as more urgent or valuable)
  5. sacrifice (an act of intentionally allowing one's piece to be captured by the opponent in order to improve one's position in the game; for something: -ért)

Etymology

From áldoz (“to sacrifice”) + -at (noun-forming suffix).

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