Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bulka

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.14 in modern English

Syllables: bul-ka
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bread roll; a bun.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A type of Slavic bread.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"WOODWARD’S OWN Bulka Rings / Superb yeast-raised pastry; Chocolate-Cinnamon filled, each 49ᶜ"
"And the best of breads by Moshe of East Houston St. / Challah Loaf / Corn Bread, Russian or Light Rye / Mandel Bread (sweet or chocolate) / Bulka Rolls"
"Quick, Zinka, my sweet donut, my lovely piece of bulka. […] Didn’t know the difference between a bulka and a Bialy."
"Ah yes, Polish appetites with their kielbasas, bulka rolls, babka (cakes), and tortes."
"Waiting in anticipation to bite into Granny Bertha’s delicious, freshly baked bulkas made the fast all-the-more torturous."
"Make a bread and butter pudding with the bulka. Preheat the oven to 180°C/165°C Fan/Gas Mark 4. Layer the bulkas in a shallow baking dish. Spread a thin layer of apricot jam over the bulkas and dot with butter."

Etymology

From Polish bułka, Russian and Ukrainian бу́лка (búlka), and Yiddish בולקע (bulke).

Origin

Source language: Polish

Word Breakdown

Root: bułka, бу́лка, בולקע

Usage

Inflected Forms

bulkas (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

bulkie bulochka

Questions

What does bulka mean?: A bread roll; a bun.
Where does bulka come from?: It is traced to Polish.

How to pronounce bulka

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