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Russian

Пирожные

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Etymology

From пиро́г (piróg, pie, pirog).

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Noun

пиро́жное (piróžnojen inan (genitive пиро́жного, nominative plural пиро́жные, genitive plural пиро́жных)

  1. a small cake (a sweet dessert for one person)

Usage notes

  • The words кекс (keks), пиро́жное (piróžnoje), and торт (tort) all translate to “cake” in English, but have distinct usages in Russian:
    • кекс (keks) is a sponge cake or a sweet bread (e.g. a marble cake);
    • пиро́жное (piróžnoje) is any type of small cake or pastry sized for one individual (e.g. a petit four);
    • торт (tort) is a multi-layered cake, typically large enough to serve multiple people (e.g. a birthday cake).

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