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cozonac

cozonac noun: a kind of stollen or sweet bread, often containing raisins, popular in southeastern Europe.

Noun

cozonac (countable and uncountable, plural cozonaci)

  1. A kind of stollen or sweet bread, often containing raisins, popular in southeastern Europe.
    • It is an ancient custom for householders to give many "cozonacs"—a national, simple kind of cake that is always obtainable in every household—to both friends and employees on Easter morn, […]1923, The Graphic, volume 107, page 440
    • […] enjoyed the baking of numerous "cozonacs" and cracking the red, gaily patterned eggs against each other, although we did not accompany this with the prescribed "Christ has Risen."1967, Annie Samuelli, The Wall Between, page 203

Forms of cozonac

pluralcozonaci
alternative formkozunak

Origin of cozonac

From Romanian cozonac.

Questions about cozonac

What does cozonac mean?
Cozonac means a kind of stollen or sweet bread, often containing raisins, popular in southeastern Europe.
What part of speech is cozonac?
Cozonac is a noun.
What is the plural of cozonac?
The plural of cozonac is cozonaci.

Words near cozonac in the dictionary

  1. cozing
  2. Cozins
  3. Cozio's mate
  4. Cozio's mates
  5. Cozmești
  6. cozonac
  7. cozonaci
  8. Cozoyoapan
  9. Cozumel
  10. Cozumel coati
  11. Cozumel coatis

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