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bublik

bublik noun: a traditional Eastern European bread roll, consisting of a ring of yeast-leavened wheat dough that has been boiled in water for a short time before baking.

bublik: a traditional Eastern European bread roll, consisting of a ring of yeast-leavened wheat dough that...
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Noun

bublik (plural bubliks or bubliki)

  1. A traditional Eastern European bread roll, consisting of a ring of yeast-leavened wheat dough that has been boiled in water for a short time before baking.
    • A samovar was always in the office, always on the boil, and they could offer tea and buttered bubliks to the customers. […] He would get up and dress and say his prayers, and then sit down to drink tea—he would drink up three glasses of tea and eat two large bubliks and half a French roll and...1959, Anton Chekhov, translated by Rosa Graham, “Dushechka”, in Stephen Graham, editor, Great Russian Short Stories, New York, N.Y.: Liveright Publishing Corporation, pages 577 and 584
    • Marfa called the junior waitress, handed her the order-pad and said: “A glass of tea and a bublik bun for me, Katyusha.” […] Marfa accepted the proffered watchword with a grave inclination of her head, took another sip of tea and another nibble of bublik.1960 April, V[iktor] Bezorudko, translated by Archie Johnstone, “Soviet Humor: The Teahouse of Nether Borsch”, in New World Review, volume 28, number 4, New York, N.Y.: N.W.R. Publications, Inc....

Examples of bublik in a sentence

  • Semyon Akopovich would take glossy, crinkly bubliks, sprinkled with poppy seed, out of the pocket of his old coat.1969, Konstantin Paustovsky, translated by Kyril FitzLyon, “Wrestler Dovgello”, in Southern Adventure (Story of a Life; V), London: Harvill...
  • I’M NOT GIVING UP MY BUBLIKS![…]” […] THE POLE SEES THE FAT, WHITE WOMAN IN THE CROWD.1979, Mikhail Cheremnykh, Vladimir Mayakovsky, translated by W. Freeman, D. Saunders, and C. Binns, “A Story of Bubliks for Sale to the...
  • He came back several times with small loaves of various shapes, kalachs, bubliks, pots of jam, honey and molasses, and cold sausage; […]1984, Vladimir Volkoff, translated by Alan Sheridan, “A Day in the Life of Aleksandr Dmitrich”, in The Set-Up, London: Methuen London Ltd...
  • Somebody asks the man selling bubliki (a bagel-like roll): “Why are your bubliki underdone? – That’s speeding up!2005 July, Alexandra Grigorieva, “Russian Federation: Rediscovering classics, enjoying diversity”, in Darra Goldstein, Kathrin Merkle...

Forms of bublik

pluralbubliks
pluralbubliki
alternative formboublik

Origin of bublik

From Russian бу́блик (búblik).

Questions about bublik

What does bublik mean?
Bublik means a traditional Eastern European bread roll, consisting of a ring of yeast-leavened wheat dough that has been boiled in water for a short time before baking.
How do you use bublik in a sentence?
Semyon Akopovich would take glossy, crinkly bubliks, sprinkled with poppy seed, out of the pocket of his old coat.
What part of speech is bublik?
Bublik is a noun.
What is the plural of bublik?
The plural of bublik is bubliks.

Words near bublik in the dictionary

  1. bubinga
  2. bubingas
  3. bubkes
  4. bubkis
  5. bubkus
  6. bublik
  7. bubliki
  8. bubliks
  9. Bublis
  10. Bublitz
  11. Bublitzes

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