боорцог

Mongolian

Etymology

Found in multiple Turkic languages, compare Kazakh бауырсақ (bauyrsaq), Bashkir бауырһаҡ (bawırhaq), perhaps from Proto-Turkic *biagïrsuk (“entrails”).

Compare also East Yugur buursagh (“pastry, steamed dumpling”).

Pronunciation

• (Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /pɔːrt͡sʰəɡ/, [ˈpɔ̙ːr̥t͡sɞ̙k]

a bowl of боорцог

Noun

боорцог • (boorcog) (Mongolian spelling ᠪᠣᠭᠤᠷᠰᠤᠭ (boɣursug)); (hidden-n declension)

1. doughnut, fritter (fried sweet piece of dough)
2. (China) cake, equivalent to 蛋糕

Usage notes

• боорцог is usually smaller than a prototypical doughnut, features filling less often and may come in various shapes.

Hypernyms

• боов (boov, “cake”)