wereszczaka

See also: Wereszczaka and wereszczaką

Polish

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from the surname Wereszczaka, which was supposedly borne by a chef at the court of Augustus III.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɛ.rɛʂˈt͡ʂa.ka/
• Rhymes: -aka
• Syllabification: we‧resz‧cza‧ka
• Homophone: Wereszczaka

Noun

wereszczaka f

1. (historical) name of several dishes of Old Polish and Lithuanian cuisine, once very popular; these included pork loin stewed in beetroot broth, soup made with kvass and bacon, soup with sausages, goose breast and groats, white sausage or young bacon in onion sauce

Declension

Declension of wereszczaka

	singular	plural
nominative	wereszczaka	wereszczaki
genitive	wereszczaki	wereszczak
dative	wereszczace	wereszczakom
accusative	wereszczakę	wereszczaki
instrumental	wereszczaką	wereszczakami
locative	wereszczace	wereszczakach
vocative	wereszczako	wereszczaki

Further reading

• wereszczaka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• wereszczaka in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “wereszczaka”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna