Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

grenki

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gren-ki
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Toasts or croutons fried lightly in butter or vegetable oil, until crisp and brown.

Example Sentences

"RUSSIAN BREAKFAST, TAM. COFFEE GROUND INTO TAR, GRENKI WITH SAUSAGE AND KISSEL."
"Now, I tink only of latkes and grenki with jam and curly sausages, and oladyi crepes and patato rolls…"
"Jonathan walked slowly down the stairs to the large dining room prepared for breakfast. He took some Grenki, which he remembered as being somewhat like French toast and added some sour cherry preserves."
"Knowing what a foodie Mary was, I inquired about the Russian food. The waitress explained in detail about some of these items, like galushki, grenki, and something called kutia with rice and raisins."
"He chuckled, passing him a plate full of fruit, bacon, and breakfast grenki."

Etymology

From Russian гре́нки (grénki), гренки́ (grenkí), plural of гре́нка (grénka), грено́к (grenók).

Origin

Source language: Russian

Word Breakdown

Root: гре́нки,гренки́

Questions

What does grenki mean?: Toasts or croutons fried lightly in butter or vegetable oil, until crisp and brown.
Where does grenki come from?: It is traced to Russian.

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