mazurek

See also: Mazurek

English

Traditional home-made mazurek

Etymology

Polish mazurek

Noun

mazurek (plural mazureks)

  1. A kind of Polish cake baked at Easter, typically made from pastry with a layer of butter sponge cake on top, sometimes affixed with marmalade, and topped with nut-based icing and candied fruits.

Polish

mazurek (#2)

Etymology

Mazur (Masurian) + -ek

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maˈzu.rɛk/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -urɛk
  • Syllabification: ma‧zu‧rek

Noun

mazurek m anim

  1. mazurka (dance)
  2. tree sparrow, Passer montanus

Declension

Noun

mazurek m inan

  1. mazurka (classical musical composition)
  2. A type of cake baked in Poland, particularly around Easter (Mazurek)

Declension

Descendants

  • Russian: мазу́рка (mazúrka)
    • Kazakh: мазурка (mazurka)

Further reading

  • mazurek in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • mazurek in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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