варенье

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Russian

Черешневое варе́нье (мураба)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *vařenьje.

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Noun

варе́нье (varénʹjen inan (genitive варе́нья, nominative plural варе́нья, genitive plural варе́ний)

  1. jam, varenye, murabba (food; usually not as thick as джем, and with whole pieces of fruit or berry)
    • 1880, Фёдор Достоевский, “Книга пятая. III”, in Братья Карамазовы; English translation from Constance Garnett, transl., The Brothers Karamazov, 1912:
      — А варенья вишнёвого? Здесь есть. Помнишь, как ты маленький у Поленова вишнёвое варенье любил?
      — А ты это помнишь? Давай и варенья, я и теперь люблю.
      — A varenʹja višnjóvovo? Zdesʹ jestʹ. Pomnišʹ, kak ty malenʹkij u Polenova višnjóvoje varenʹje ljubil?
      — A ty eto pomnišʹ? Davaj i varenʹja, ja i teperʹ ljublju.
      "And cherry jam? They have it here. You remember how you used to love cherry jam when you were little?"
      "You remember that? Let me have jam too, I like it still."

Usage notes

  • варенье should not be confused with варе́ние (varénije), which is a process of cooking by boiling.

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