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Meaning of pampushka | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

Examples

“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.”
“The pampushky were crammed with a flavourful but slightly tart prune filling.”
“We were treated to pampushkas, round rolls with poppy seeds.”
“Borsch is traditionally eaten with pampushkas – small, round pieces of white bread flavoured with garlic.”
“Lunch featured Ukrainian Borsch (tasted just like the Siberian) and Pampushkas, garlic rolls.”
“I ordered “Po Domasbniomy,” a stew of pork (I am glad my grandmother will never read these words and know I ate the dreaded, forbidden ingredient), potato, beans, mushrooms, sour cream, and garlic. It was preceded by borscht (which my grandmother did eat) with pampushkas, which were little buns with garlic sauce.”
“Then Elsa taught Frida to make pampushky doughnuts for Lent.”
“This pampushky bread with garlic is actually a recipe that Grandma Ida remembered her own grandmother, Tsilia Bezkrovny, making. […] I remember when my Grandma Ida and I made pampushky together, in Munich, in her house.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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