Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pampushka

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pam-push-ka
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small savory or sweet yeast-raised bun or doughnut typical for Ukrainian cuisine.

Example Sentences

"Serve with sour cream, chopped greens and pampushkas (dumplings)."
"UKRAINIAN BORSCH WITH PAMPUSHKAS […] The pampushkas with garlic sauce are served separately."
"BUCKWHEAT BUNS (PAMPUSHKAS) WITH GARLIC […] Dissolve with oil and season hot pampuskas.^([sic]) […] Grate garlic, sprinkle with salt, dissolve in the rest of oil and a little of boiled water and season hot pampuskas.^([sic])"
"Some typical Ukrainian products made from wheat flour are Ukrainian paljanitsya, Ukraoinian varenik, Ukrainian galushka, Ukrainian pampushka, Ukrainian vergun and many others, all delicious natural dishes with fine tastes and quality."
"New to the display area were Easter baking, paska and poppy seed and prune pampushky by members of the Mission Orthodox Church Auxiliary (Mission); […]"
"She adds a few sweet prune-stuffed pampushky and a lokshyna noodle ring filled with creamed vegetables. […] Olena has made pampushky and berry-filled nalysnyky."

Etymology

From Ukrainian пампу́шка (pampúška).

Word Breakdown

Root: пампу́шка

Inflected Forms

pampushkas (plural) pampushky (plural) pampushok (alternative)

Questions

What does pampushka mean?: A small savory or sweet yeast-raised bun or doughnut typical for Ukrainian cuisine.
Where does pampushka come from?: From Ukrainian пампу́шка (pampúška).

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