tvorog
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Russian творо́г (tvoróg) / тво́рог (tvórog), from Proto-Slavic *tvarogъ, possibly from *tvorъ (“form”) (Proto-Indo-European *twerH) + *-ogъ.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittvorog (uncountable)
- A soft Russian curd cheese.
- 2005, James Meek, The People's Act of Love, Canongate, published 2006, page 84:
- Anna took her camera to the market and photographed old peasant women in curdstained aprons standing with their big knuckles resting on the counter on either side of ruined white castles of tvorog, their eyes deep and sceptical behind red cheekbones.
Translations
edita soft Russian curd cheese
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