чушка

Macedonian

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Slavic *češuja.

Noun

чушка • (čuška) f

1. stalk of fruits or vegetables
2. husk
3. (dialectal) pepper

Synonyms

• (husk): мешунка (mešunka)
• (pepper): пиперка (piperka)

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Russian

Etymology

чу́ха (čúxa) +‎ -ка (-ka)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɕuʂkə]

Noun

чу́шка • (čúška) f anim or f inan (genitive чу́шки, nominative plural чу́шки, genitive plural чушк)

1. (colloquial, animate) piglet, young pig
2. (low colloquial, inanimate) pig's muzzle
3. (low colloquial, animate) dirty person, especially a child
4. (criminal slang, animate) schmoe, schmuck (dirty, degraded person who anyone can humiliate)
5. (dialectal, inanimate) quarter of a pole, for making figures in the game of gorodki
6. (inanimate) ingot of metal, usually of cast iron; compare English pig iron

Declension

Declension of чу́шка (bian fem-form velar-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	чу́шка čúška	чу́шки čúški
genitive	чу́шки čúški	чу́шк čúšk
dative	чу́шке čúške	чу́шкам čúškam
accusative animate inanimate	чу́шку čúšku	чу́шк čúšk
		чу́шки čúški
instrumental	чу́шкой, чу́шкою čúškoj, čúškoju	чу́шками čúškami
prepositional	чу́шке čúške	чу́шках čúškax

Derived terms

• чу́шковый (čúškovyj)

Related terms

• чу́ха (čúxa)