Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kromesky

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: kromesky
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of Russian croquette wrapped in bacon before deep-frying.

Example Sentences

"The Engineer Lieutenant pushed his head inside his neighbour's cabin: “Come along—come along! You'll be late for dinner. Fresh grub to-night: no more ‘Russian Kromeskis’ and ‘Fanny Adams’!”"
"I suspect Queen Marie would not have found my school catering very regal. Our kromeskies were made from leftover minced meat, wrapped in bacon and fried in batter."

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian [Term?], ultimately from Proto-Slavic *krōmà (“slice”).

Origin

Source language: Russian

Word Breakdown

Root: *krōmà

Inflected Forms

kromeskys (plural) kromeskies (plural) cromeski (alternative) cromesqui (alternative) kromeski (alternative)

Questions

What does kromesky mean?: A kind of Russian croquette wrapped in bacon before deep-frying.
Where does kromesky come from?: It is traced to Russian.

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