меденка

Bulgarian

Торунски меденки

Etymology

From мед (med, honey) + -енка (-enka). Formally reflects an earlier Proto-Slavic *meděnъka (honey product).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmɛdɛŋkɐ]

Noun

ме́денка • (médenka) f

  1. gingerbread (sweet cake made with honey)
  2. (figurative) sweet, juicy fruit (of pear, apple, plum)

Inflection

References

  • меденка”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • меденка”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
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