Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kapusta

/kəpˈʌstə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.02 in modern English

Syllables: ka-pus-ta
IPA: /kəpˈʌstə/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A dish of braised or stewed sauerkraut or cabbage, with bacon, mushroom and onion or garlic.

Uncountable

noun

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Fresh kiełbasa is made, center cut pork chops are trimmed just right, and the kapusta (sauerkraut) is prepared for cooking."
"Then the kapusta was packed into jars super tight and topped with a little kraut juice."
"And there would be the typical mother/daughter bickering over how much salt to add to the kapusta, a traditional cooked cabbage dish."
"So you are the gentleman from America who has come to try out our kapusta (cabbage soup) and Communism. I am sure you will go back praising our kapusta."
"The cabbage soup, the kapusta, it will be ready soon."
"Another interesting offering is kapusta ($1.50 cup, $2.50 bowl), a sauerkraut soup native to Poland."

Etymology

From Polish kapusta, Russian капу́ста (kapústa), Slovak kapusta, Ukrainian капу́ста (kapústa).

Origin

Source language: Polish

Word Breakdown

Root: kapusta, капу́ста

Usage

Uncountable

Rhymes With

augusta busta

Questions

How do you pronounce kapusta?: The recorded pronunciation is /kəpˈʌstə/.
What does kapusta mean?: A dish of braised or stewed sauerkraut or cabbage, with bacon, mushroom and onion or garlic.
Where does kapusta come from?: It is traced to Polish.

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