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  What it means

  Literally “flying saucer.” The Polish term for a UFO — an unidentified flying object shaped like a disc. Used both literally and humorously.

  Vocabulary

  • latający — flying (present participle of latać)
  • talerz — plate, saucer, disc

  Grammar note

  Nominative masculine noun phrase. 'Latający' is a present active participle agreeing with 'talerz'.

  Cultural context

  UFO culture reached Poland through Western media — 'latający talerz' became the standard term in the 1950s–60s and remains in use.

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