Russian

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сухари́

Etymology

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сухо́й (suxój) +‎ -арь (-arʹ)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [sʊˈxarʲ]
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Noun

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суха́рь (suxárʹm inan or m anim (genitive сухаря́, nominative plural сухари́, genitive plural сухаре́й, diminutive суха́рик)

  1. (inanimate, countable) rusk (a piece or slice of bread, dried or toasted until hard and crisp)
  2. (inanimate, countable, by extension) biscuit, hardtack, cracker, crouton, crispbread (a piece of any dry bread-like food)
  3. (colloquial, animate, figuratively) a dried-up man, a dry old stick (a very thin person)
  4. (colloquial, animate, figuratively) a heartless, uncaring, emotionless person
  5. (mechanical engineering) cotter (a metal wedge or pin used to hold parts of a machine together)

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Descendants

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  • Russenorsk: sokari
  • Armenian: սուխարի (suxari)
  • Persian: سوخاری (soxâri)
  • Skolt Sami: sååhhar