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sernik

sernik noun: a baked Polish type of cheesecake that uses twaróg and is based more on eggs and butter, without cream or sour cream.

sernik: a baked Polish type of cheesecake that uses twaróg and is based more on eggs and butter, without...
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Noun

sernik (countable and uncountable, plural serniks)

  1. A baked Polish type of cheesecake that uses twaróg and is based more on eggs and butter, without cream or sour cream.
    • The Kitchen's homemade desserts, such as its excellent chocolate cake or almond sernik (a Polish cheesecake), are worth stretching the budget for, too.2008 October 2, Tony Naylor, “Top 10 budget places to eat in Manchester”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 05 Oct...
    • She is now the first port of call for newcomers, welcoming them with a slice of sernik and a hard dose of reality.2011 February 2, Alfred Hickling, “Quicksand – review”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 11 Feb 2021

Forms of sernik

pluralserniks

Origin of sernik

Unadapted borrowing from Polish sernik.

Questions about sernik

What does sernik mean?
Sernik means a baked Polish type of cheesecake that uses twaróg and is based more on eggs and butter, without cream or sour cream.
What part of speech is sernik?
Sernik is a noun.
What is the plural of sernik?
The plural of sernik is serniks.

Words near sernik in the dictionary

  1. sermuncles
  2. Serna
  3. Sernada do Vouga
  4. sernamby
  5. Sernas
  6. sernik
  7. serniks
  8. Sernovitz
  9. Sernovitzes
  10. sero-
  11. seroactivity

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