косточка

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Russian

Etymology

кость (kostʹ) +‎ -очка (-očka)

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Noun

ко́сточка (kóstočkaf inan (genitive ко́сточки, nominative plural ко́сточки, genitive plural ко́сточек)

  1. diminutive of кость (kostʹ): (little) bone
  2. kernel, stone, seed (stone of certain fruits, such as peaches or plums)
    • 1952, “Сладкие блюда. Кисели. Вишнёвый кисель”, in Книга о вкусной и здоровой пище, Москва: Пищепромиздат; English translation from The Book of Tasty and Healthy Food, (Please provide a date or year):
      Ви́шни промы́ть в холо́дной воде́, очи́стить от ко́сточек, пересы́пать са́харом и в тако́м ви́де оста́вить на полчаса́.
      Víšni promýtʹ v xolódnoj vodé, očístitʹ ot kóstoček, peresýpatʹ sáxarom i v takóm víde ostávitʹ na polčasá.
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  3. counting bead (abacus)

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