uzvar
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Following the kootya, a borsch (beet soup) is served. Then come herring, pyrohy (dumplings); […] and uzvar, a compete of dried fruits."
- "Aside from their pierogis, their menu also includes Ukrainian borscht soup, nalysnyky crepes and uzvar, a traditional drink made out of dried fruits and honey."
- "On Christmas Eve, my family gathers to eat a simple meal of kutya, a porridge of rice with poppy seeds and honey, and uzvar, a drink made of chopped and stewed apples, pears and plums."
- "Mrs. Vera Kriboshein, instructor in Russian at Reed, makes manny^([sic]) traditional foods, among them Christmas Honey cookies and Uzvar. Uzvar is served at the big, family Christmas Eve dinner."
- "Uzvar, a concoction of boiled dried fruits is also served."
- "Borscht, perogies, halushky (potato dumplings), pelmenie, cabbage rolls, nalesniki (cheese blintzes), uzvar (beverage made from a dried fruit compote) and different meat pies were also rolled out."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Root: узвар