haluski
haluski noun: a traditional variety of thick, soft noodles or dumplings found in many Central and Eastern European cuisines.
Noun
haluski pl (plural only)
- A traditional variety of thick, soft noodles or dumplings found in many Central and Eastern European cuisines.
- Kay bought two bowls of haluski—or cabbages and noodles—a festival staple in western Pennsylvania.1996, Craig Kennedy, Pennsylvania Fairs and Country Festivals, Mechanicsburg, Pa.: Stackpole Books, →ISBN, page 73
- Stir in the crumbled bacon, the noodles, the remaining garlic salt, and the pepper, and let the haluski cook for 5 more minutes or so.2009, Guy Fieri with Ann Volkwein, More Diners, Drive-ins and Dives: A Drop-Top Culinary Cruise Through America’s Finest and Funkiest Joints, New York, N.Y.: William Morrow, →ISBN, page 74
Examples of haluski in a sentence
- John’s no longer has the people for haluski.)2009, Brian O’Neill, The Paris of Appalachia: Pittsburgh in the Twenty-first Century, Pittsburgh, Pa.: Carnegie Mellon University Press...
- If the water wasn’t boiling hard enough the haluski sank to the bottom and stuck.2009, Fran Cirbo, Working the Land: Building a Life, [Denver, Colo.]: FELLTTA Books, →ISBN, page 69:
- He imagined a dot marking Olbinski’s, where he’d taken Trish Jaskula on their second date because she said the haluski was just like her grandma’s.2013, Laura Hemphill, Buying In, Boston, Mass.: New Harvest/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, →ISBN, page 71:
- Don had the Haluski Special and it had arrived swimming in a pool of yellow grease.2017, Stephen King, Owen King, Sleeping Beauties, New York, N.Y.: Scribner, →ISBN, page 464:
Forms of haluski
| alternative form | halushki |
|---|---|
| alternative form | halushky |
| alternative form | haluskies |
| alternative form | haluskis |
| alternative form | halusky |
| alternative form | halušky |
| alternative form | galushki |
| alternative form | galushky |
Origin of haluski
From Czech halušky, Polish hałuski, Slovak halušky, Ukrainian галу́шки (halúšky).
Questions about haluski
- What does haluski mean?
- Haluski means a traditional variety of thick, soft noodles or dumplings found in many Central and Eastern European cuisines.
- How do you use haluski in a sentence?
- John’s no longer has the people for haluski.)
- What part of speech is haluski?
- Haluski is a noun.
Words near haluski in the dictionary
Source and license
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