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пышка

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Noun

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пы́шка (pýškaf anim or f inan (genitive пы́шки, nominative plural пы́шки, genitive plural пы́шек)

  1. (inanimate) doughnut, puff, bun (deep-fried piece of dough or batter)
    • 1888, Антон Чехов [Anton Chekhov], “I”, in Степь; English translation from Constance Garnett, transl., The Steppe, 1919:
      Проща́ясь с домоча́дцами, они́ то́лько что сы́тно закуси́ли пы́шками со смета́ной и, несмотря́ на ра́ннее у́тро, вы́пили… Настрое́ние ду́ха у обо́их бы́ло прекра́сное.
      Proščájasʹ s domočádcami, oní tólʹko što sýtno zakusíli pýškami so smetánoj i, nesmotrjá na ránneje útro, výpili… Nastrojénije dúxa u obóix býlo prekrásnoje.
      At parting with their families they had just eaten heartily of pastry puffs and cream, and although it was so early in the morning had had a glass or two. . . . Both were in the best of humours.
  2. (animate, colloquial) dumpling (a plump person, especially a woman or a girl)

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