surowe

Surowe is a Polish adjective with several related meanings. Primarily, it denotes something that has not been processed or prepared: raw, uncooked, or unrefined. It is also used figuratively to describe harsh or strict conditions, rules, or penalties. In scientific or statistical language, surowe can refer to data or observations in their unprocessed form, often paired with terms like dane surowe (raw data).

In everyday use, surowe appears in a range of contexts. In cuisine and food safety, it describes uncooked foods such as surowe mięso (raw meat), surowe ryby (raw fish), or surowe mleko (raw milk). It can also describe materials or products that are not yet processed, such as surowe drewno (unfinished wood) or surowe surowce (raw resources). Metaphorically, it can characterize laws, measures, or assessments as strict or severe, for example surowe zasady or surowe oceny.

In Polish grammar, surowe is the form used for neuter singular nouns and for feminine plural nouns of the adjective surowy. The adjective has related forms for other genders and numbers (e.g., surowa, surowy, surowe), reflecting standard agreement with the noun it modifies. The word originates from the broader Slavic vocabulary meaning rough, unrefined, or unprocessed.

See also: raw data, raw materials, Polish adjectives.