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пря́ник — meaning in English

pryanik

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English meaning

  • carrot noun A long, tapering orange root vegetable eaten raw or cooked.
  • gingerbread noun A firm, spiced cake or biscuit flavoured with ginger, often cut into festive shapes.

Senses

пря́ник is used for these senses in English:

  • carrot (figurative) Any motivational tool; an incentive to do something.
  • gingerbread (transitive, idiomatic, uncommon) To decorate or embellish in an ornate or intricate way.

carrot — full definition

  1. noun A long, tapering orange root vegetable eaten raw or cooked.
  2. noun An incentive or reward offered to persuade someone to do something.

gingerbread — full definition

  1. noun A firm, spiced cake or biscuit flavoured with ginger, often cut into festive shapes.
  2. noun Elaborate, fussy decoration on a building, especially ornate wooden trim from the Victorian era.

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