Surowa

Surowa is the feminine singular form of the Polish adjective surowy, which denotes qualities such as raw, uncooked, crude, or severe. It is used to describe feminine nouns, for example surowa ryba (raw fish), surowa dieta (strict diet), or surowa pogoda (severe weather). The corresponding forms for other grammatical genders and numbers are surowy (masculine singular), surowe (neuter singular or plural), and surowe (in some plural feminine contexts).

Etymology and semantics: surowy originates in Polish from an older, broader sense related to hardness or roughness. Over time, its range of meanings expanded to include unprocessed or uncooked substances as well as strict or stern conditions, rules, or behavior. The feminine form surowa reflects standard Polish adjective agreement with feminine nouns.

Usage: In culinary contexts, surowa describes foods that have not been cooked or processed, such as surowe mięso or surowe jaja (raw meat or raw eggs), and can also refer to raw or unpasteurized products like surowe mleko. More abstract uses apply to non-food domains: surowa pogoda (harsh weather), surowe zasady or surowe kary (stringent rules or severe penalties), and generally to situations characterized by severity or rigidity.

Notes: While surowa commonly conveys rawness or lack of processing, it can also imply harshness or severity beyond physical state, depending on context. The adverbial form is surowo, used to describe the manner in which an action is performed.