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пирожное

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Russian

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Пирожные

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From пиро́г (piróg, pie, pirog).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [pʲɪˈroʐnəjə]
  • Audio:(file)
  • (proscribed) IPA(key): [pʲɪˈroʐɨnəjə] (phonetic respelling: пиро́женое)

Noun

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пиро́жное (piróžnojen inan (genitive пиро́жного, nominative plural пиро́жные, genitive plural пиро́жных)

  1. small cake, petit four (a sweet dessert for one person)
  2. (dated) dessert, pudding (the dessert course of a meal)
    Synonyms: десе́рт (desért), сла́дкое (sládkoje)
    • 1855, Яков Полонский [Yakov Polonsky], Дом в деревне; English translation from (Please provide a date or year):
      Я ждал, ско́ро ли подаду́т пиро́жное. Вдруг дверь из пере́дней отвори́лась, вошёл лаке́й и, вме́сто пиро́жного, пода́л письмо́ моему́ дя́дюшке.
      Ja ždal, skóro li podadút piróžnoje. Vdrug dverʹ iz perédnej otvorílasʹ, vošól lakéj i, vmésto piróžnovo, podál pisʹmó mojemú djádjuške.
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Usage notes

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  • The words кекс (keks), пиро́жное (piróžnoje), and торт (tort) all translate to “cake” in English, but have distinct usages in Russian:
    • кекс (keks) is a sponge cake or a sweet bread (e.g. a marble cake);
    • пиро́жное (piróžnoje) is any type of small cake or pastry sized for one individual (e.g. a petit four);
    • торт (tort) is a multi-layered cake, typically large enough to serve multiple people (e.g. a birthday cake).

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See also

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