Meaning of чарніла | Babel Free

Definitions

1. ink (a pigment (or dye)-based fluid used for writing, printing etc.)
   uncountable
2. ink (the black or dark-colored fluid ejected by squid, octopus etc, as a protective strategy.)
   uncountable
3. bum wine (cheap wine of very low quality, sold solely for the purposes of intoxication)
   colloquial, derogatory, uncountable

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Examples

“Невядома, хто яго так назва́ў, напэ́ўна, проста прыжылося ў народзе, але́ гэ́тае азначэ́ньне, «чарні́ла», я пачу́ў ад кагосьці са старшакля́сьнікаў і распавёў свайму́ ся́бру ў чароўны момант непасрэ́днага знаёмства зь віном...”

It isn't known, who named it that way. Probably it just caught on among the people, but I heard this definition «bum wine» from one of the upperclassmen and later passed this knowledge on to my friend during the fascinating moment of getting our first wine drinking experience...

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