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pryaniki

pryaniki is the plural of pryanik.

Meaning of pryanik

Noun

pryanik (plural pryaniks or pryaniki)

  1. A Russian sweet-baked good, traditionally made from flour and honey.
    • Dip the pryaniki in the glaze while they are still hot.1968, Nina Petrova, “[Cakes] Pryaniki”, in Russian Cookery (Penguin Handbook; 140), Harmondsworth; Baltimore, Md.; Ringwood, Vic.: Penguin Books, →LCCN, page 136

Origin of pryaniki

From Russian пря́ники (prjániki).

Questions about pryaniki

What is pryaniki the plural of?
Pryaniki is the plural of pryanik.

Words near pryaniki in the dictionary

  1. pry
  2. pry bar
  3. pry bars
  4. pryan
  5. pryanik
  6. pryaniki
  7. pryaniks
  8. pryany
  9. prybar
  10. prybars
  11. Prybirsk

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