mazurek

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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

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Etymology

From mazur +‎ -ek.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

mazurek m animal (diminutive mazureczek, related adjective mazurkowy)

  1. mazurka, Mazur (Polish folk dance in triple time, usually moderately fast, containing a heavy accent on the third beat and occasionally the second beat)
    Synonym: mazur
    1. mazurka, Mazur (music for this dance)
      Synonym: mazur
  2. Eurasian tree sparrow, German sparrow, tree sparrow (Passer montanus)

Declension

Noun

mazurek m animal or m inan (diminutive mazureczek, related adjective mazurkowy)

  1. mazurka (classical musical composition inspired by the folk dance and conforming in some respects to its form, particularly as popularized by Chopin)
  2. mazurek (type of cake baked in Poland, particularly around Easter)

Declension

Descendants

Further reading

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