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karpatka

karpatka noun: a traditional Polish cream pie with some sort of vanilla buttercream filling—aerated butter mixed with eggs beaten and steamed with sugar, aerated butter mixed with crème pâtissière, or thick milk kisel enriched with melted butter.

karpatka: a traditional Polish cream pie with some sort of vanilla buttercream filling—aerated butter mixed...
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Noun

karpatka (countable and uncountable, plural karpatkas)

  1. A traditional Polish cream pie with some sort of vanilla buttercream filling—aerated butter mixed with eggs beaten and steamed with sugar, aerated butter mixed with crème pâtissière, or thick milk kisel enriched with melted butter.
    • The fresh goods are mostly brown, and those that aren't, are white, and you've only to look at any of them to feel your thighs double in size. The karpatka – the Polish equivalent of a vanilla slice – is a vast, undulating mattress of custard and puff pastry; the paczki – jam-filled doughnuts – are...2013 February 16, Rachel Cooke, “Poland – it's the new Provence of food”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 Aug...
    • Remove the karpatka from the tin and slide it onto a plate (removing the bottom paper) then dust with powdered sugar just before serving.2025 September 10, Nicola Lamb, “Cherry Karpatka”, in New York Times Cooking, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 11 Sep 2025

Examples of karpatka in a sentence

  • The karpatka – the Polish equivalent of a vanilla slice – is a vast, undulating mattress of custard and puff pastry; the paczki – jam-filled doughnuts – are the size of Jupiter.2013 February 16, Rachel Cooke, “Poland – it's the new Provence of food”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News &...
  • It’s natural to think of karpatka as a winter cake, what with the snow-capped mountain look and all.2025 October 14, Laurel Kratochvila, “Lemon and Blackberry Karpatka: Karpatka Cytrynowa z Jeżynami”, in Dobre Dobre: Baking from Poland and...

Forms of karpatka

pluralkarpatkas

Origin of karpatka

Unadapted borrowing from Polish karpatka.

Questions about karpatka

What does karpatka mean?
Karpatka means a traditional Polish cream pie with some sort of vanilla buttercream filling—aerated butter mixed with eggs beaten and steamed with sugar, aerated butter mixed with crème pâtissière, or thick milk kisel enriched with melted butter.
How do you use karpatka in a sentence?
The karpatka – the Polish equivalent of a vanilla slice – is a vast, undulating mattress of custard and puff pastry; the paczki – jam-filled doughnuts – are the size of Jupiter.
What part of speech is karpatka?
Karpatka is a noun.
What is the plural of karpatka?
The plural of karpatka is karpatkas.

Words near karpatka in the dictionary

  1. Karpathiot
  2. Karpathiots
  3. Karpathos
  4. Karpatian
  5. karpatite
  6. karpatka
  7. karpatkas
  8. Karpen
  9. Karpens
  10. karpholite
  11. Karpiak

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