tvorog en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈtvɔːɹəɡ/
- /tvəˈɹəʊɡ/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian творо́г (tvoróg) / тво́рог (tvórog). Doublet of quark and twaróg.
Meanings
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(uncountable) A soft curd cheese, traditionally made in regions of Central, Eastern and (less often) Northern Europe.
Anna took her camera to the market and photographed old peasant women in curdstained aprons standing with their big knuckles resting on the counter on either side of ruined white castles of tvorog, their eyes deep and sceptical behind red cheekbones.
2005, James Meek, The People's Act of Love, Canongate, published 2006, page 84:
Synonyms
Translations (28)
ja クワルク (a soft curd cheese) · yi צוואָרעך (a soft curd cheese) · tt эремчек (a soft curd cheese) · be тваро́г (a soft curd cheese) · cs tvaroh (a soft curd cheese) · wym twuöḱ (a soft curd cheese) · hy կաթնաշոռ (a soft curd cheese) · wym twiöeg (a soft curd cheese) · pl twaróg (a soft curd cheese) · ru творо́г (a soft curd cheese) · mhr торык (a soft curd cheese) · hsb twaroh (a soft curd cheese) · uk тварі́г (a soft curd cheese) · wym twiög (a soft curd cheese) · dsb twarog (a soft curd cheese) · et kohupiim (a soft curd cheese) · uz tvorog (a soft curd cheese) · fi rahka (a soft curd cheese) · bg тваро́г (a soft curd cheese) · sh тва̀рог (a soft curd cheese) · ko 크바르크 (a soft curd cheese) · ru тво́рог (a soft curd cheese) · az kəsmik (a soft curd cheese) · de Quark (a soft curd cheese) · izh rahka (a soft curd cheese) · kk сүзбе (a soft curd cheese) · sh tvàrog (a soft curd cheese) · sk tvaroh (a soft curd cheese)