cozonac
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A kind of stollen or sweet bread, often containing raisins, popular in southeastern Europe.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "It is an ancient custom for householders to give many "cozonacs"—a national, simple kind of cake that is always obtainable in every household—to both friends and employees on Easter morn, […]"
- "[…] enjoyed the baking of numerous "cozonacs" and cracking the red, gaily patterned eggs against each other, although we did not accompany this with the prescribed "Christ has Risen.""
- "I dreamt of my dead husband, who asked me for a cozonac, adding, 'It's important that you prepare it yourself.' I had this dream three nights in a row until I finally baked it."
- "On New Year's Day Mama bakes a cozonac. She hasn't baked one since my birthday in April, ages ago. I follow her into the kitchen to watch her knead and braid the dough."
Etymology
From Romanian cozonac.
Word Breakdown
- Root: cozonac