• Hungarish

    Origin

    From Hungarian + -ish.

    Full definition of Hungarish

    Adjective

    Hungarish

    1. (rare) Of or relating to Hungary, its culture, language, or people; Hungarian.
      • 1855, The Dublin university magazine - Page 159:... his treatise of the chewing and smacking of the dead in graves, wherein the true nature of those Hungarish vampyres and blood-suckers is showed, and all writings are reviewed which have hitherto appeared concerning this matter.
      • 1866, John Henry Pepper, The playbook of metals:The weak ones have this property, that upon them no gold doth touch bright, but the gold doth only grind on it and becometh in the aspect weake and ruffe; also the Hungarish or other weak gold will not touch itself night upon touch-stones, ...
      • 1893, Edward Kelly, Arthur Edward Waite, The alchemical writings of Edward Kelly:Take, in the name of the Lord, of Hungarish gold, which hath been cast thrice through antimony and hath been laminated most thinly, as much of it as you will, and make with quick Mercury an amalgam; ...
      • 2001, Richard Bruce Wernham, List & Analysis of State Papers:Now it was said the French King sent his present to congratulate the Sultan upon his accession and also 10,000 ducats to the ambassador to accompany the Sultan on this Hungarish voyage.
      • 2012, John Dee, James Orchard Halliwell, James Crossley, John Dee's Diary, Catalogue of Manuscripts and Selected Letters:May 25th, I sent the Lantgrave my twelve Hungarish horses.

    Proper noun

    Hungarish

    (plural Hungarishs)
    1. (rare) The Hungarian language; Magyar.
      • 1799, Francis Peck, Desiderata Curiosa Or a Collection of Divers Scarce and Curious:One of them reader of Hungarish.
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