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bulka

bulka noun: a bread roll; a bun.

bulka: a bread roll; a bun
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Noun

bulka (countable and uncountable, plural bulkas)

  1. A bread roll; a bun.
    • WOODWARD’S OWN Bulka Rings / Superb yeast-raised pastry; Chocolate-Cinnamon filled, each 49ᶜ1966 July 20, “Let Woodward’s Master Bakers Save You Time and Effort”, in The Sun, volume LXXX, number 244, Vancouver, B.C., →ISSN, page 7
    • And the best of breads by Moshe of East Houston St. / Challah Loaf / Corn Bread, Russian or Light Rye / Mandel Bread (sweet or chocolate) / Bulka Rolls1978 August 28, “Ernest Carteris…now at Alex’s Pantry”, in New York, volume 11, number 35, New York, N.Y.: New York Magazine Company, Inc., →ISSN, page 90
  2. A type of Slavic bread.
    • Here and there one bit into a bulka or a piece of black bread, just doughy bread with no butter or jam smeared on it.1948, Benjamin Gitlow, “Moscow Days and Nights”, in The Whole of Their Lives: Communism in America—A Personal History and Intimate Portrayal of its Leaders (The Americanist Library), Belmont, Mass....
    • Baehr’s Giant Market Brings You RUBEL’S FAMOUS BREAD / Known For Quality / Highest Priced Bread in Town / Enjoy a new taste thrill / Egg Bread—Square Loaf—Bulka—Twist—Long Bulka1938 June 24, “Baehr’s Giant Market”, in The Lexington Herald, number 174, Lexington, Ky., →OCLC, page 19

Examples of bulka in a sentence

  • Quick, Zinka, my sweet donut, my lovely piece of bulka. […] Didn’t know the difference between a bulka and a Bialy.2008, Curt Leviant, A Novel of Klass, [Livingston, Ala.]: Livingston Press, →ISBN, pages 18 and 115:
  • Ah yes, Polish appetites with their kielbasas, bulka rolls, babka (cakes), and tortes.2010 February, A. K. Buckroth, My Diabetic Soul: An Autobiography, Roseville, Calif.: Prismatic Publishing, →ISBN, page 29:
  • Waiting in anticipation to bite into Granny Bertha’s delicious, freshly baked bulkas made the fast all-the-more torturous.2016, Sheryl Ozinsky, “Bulkas”, in The Children’s Hospital Trust, Giving Back Childhood: Childhood Memories and Recipes from 50 Well-Known...
  • Make a bread and butter pudding with the bulka.2020, Aden Friedman, “[Ettie Buch] Bulkas (Cinnamon Rolls)”, in My Yiddishe Mama: A Collection of Heritage Recipes and Haimishe Stories...

Forms of bulka

pluralbulkas

Origin of bulka

From Polish bułka, Russian and Ukrainian бу́лка (búlka), and Yiddish בולקע (bulke).

Questions about bulka

What does bulka mean?
Bulka means a bread roll; a bun.
How do you use bulka in a sentence?
Quick, Zinka, my sweet donut, my lovely piece of bulka. […] Didn’t know the difference between a bulka and a Bialy.
What part of speech is bulka?
Bulka is a noun.
What is the plural of bulka?
The plural of bulka is bulkas.

Words near bulka in the dictionary

  1. bulk-add
  2. bulk-added
  3. bulk-adding
  4. bulk-adds
  5. bulk-up
  6. bulka
  7. bulkage
  8. bulkages
  9. bulkas
  10. bulked
  11. bulked large

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