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borodinskii bread

borodinskii bread is the alternative form of Borodinsky bread.

Meaning of Borodinsky bread

Noun

Borodinsky bread (uncountable)

  1. A dark brown sourdough rye bread of Russian origin, traditionally sweetened with molasses and flavored with coriander and caraway seeds.
    • Bread is outstanding, ranging from crusty white to dark rye. One popular variety is Borodinsky bread, which can be purchased at bakeries on the Arbat in the old section of Moscow.1990 December, Ludmilla Alexander, “Food and Drink in the U.S.S.R.”, in Bantam’s Soviet Union 1991, New York, N.Y.: Bantam Books, →ISBN, page 43
    Synonyms:
    Borodino bread

Noun capitalized: Borodinskii bread

Borodinskii bread (uncountable)

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of Borodinsky bread.
    • Borodinskii bread is, in my opinion, the best Russian dark bread. It is very dark and tastes slightly sweet and the coriander adds a delightful piquancy to the flavor bouquet.1983, Anne Volokh, “Borodinskii Khleb: Dark Rye Bread Borodinskii”, in The Art of Russian Cuisine, New York, N.Y.: Macmillan Publishing Company, →ISBN, chapter 12 (Bread), page 487
    • We dined on zakuski—pickled herring and mushrooms, caviar, slices of tongue, hard sausage, cheese, onions, dark Borodinskii bread, vodka with lemon rinds—to the accompaniment of choral music from the record player.1988, Nicholas Daniloff, chapter 7, in Two Lives, One Russia, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Company, page 106

Questions about borodinskii bread

What is borodinskii bread the alternative form of?
Borodinskii bread is the alternative form of Borodinsky bread.
What part of speech is borodinskii bread?
Borodinskii bread is a noun.

Words near borodinskii bread in the dictionary

  1. borodeuteride
  2. borodeuterides
  3. Borodino
  4. Borodino bread
  5. Borodinski bread
  6. borodinskii bread
  7. Borodinskiy bread
  8. borodinsky bread
  9. borofax
  10. Boroff
  11. Boroffs

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