Vushka
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Vushka is a noun meaning Small dumplings from Ukrainian cuisine, typically filled with mushrooms and served in borshch at Christmas Eve dinner.
Meaning
Small dumplings from Ukrainian cuisine, typically filled with mushrooms and served in borshch at Christmas Eve dinner.
Example Sentences
Next came borsch with small pieces of triangular-shaped dough called vushka floating in the soup bowls.
“He was speaking to the cashier in Russian I think? He ordered some stuff called Rosolnyk and Vushka and something else called Varenyky? He looks paranoid or something?”
Vushka (Tiny Dumplings) (Вушка) Vushka are tiny varenyky about the size of a walnut, having their two corners joined together. This particular shape gives them a peculiar resemblance to tiny ears from which the name “vushka” is derived.
An excellent accompaniment to borsch or broth is Vushka (little ears) which are tiny dumpling about the size of walnuts and filled with various kinds of fillings for example, meat or mushrooms. These little ears are joined at the corners and take [. . .]
Word Forms
- vushko
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include chuchvara, varenyky, vareniki, wareniki, vatrushka, dushbara.
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