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Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from Yiddish פֿאָרשמאַק (forshmak)
Pronunciation
Noun
форшма́к • (foršmák) m inan (genitive форшмака́, nominative plural форшмаки́, genitive plural форшмако́в, diminutive форшмачо́к)
- vorschmack (a dish made of minced meat, onion, water, anchovies and/or herring)
- (figuratively) something bad, rotten, poorly made
- (prison slang, offensive) punk, prison bitch
- Synonyms: петух (petux), опу́щенный (opúščennyj)
Declension