hvorost

English

Etymology

From Russian хво́рост (xvórost).

Noun

hvorost (uncountable)

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    • 1931 April 14, “Russia Views U. S. with Alarm; Faculty Club Speaker Describes Soviet Regime; Slavic Tea and Exhibit Held”, in Daily Palo Alto Times, 39th year, number 89, Palo Alto, Calif., →OCLC, page 2, column 4:
      Pirozhki, hvorost and confierti completed the Russian menu.
    • 1963 May 26, Pat Lloyd, “Around the Town”, in The Pensacola News-Journal, 68th year, number 146, Pensacola, Fla., →OCLC, page 6E, column 3:
      There were scones and biscuits from England, hvorost from Russia, tarts from Holland, petit fours from France, cake from Germany, panzerotty from Italy and speculaas from Belgium.
    • 2016 December, Kyell Gold, “Coronado”, in The Time He Desires, Dallas, Tex.: FurPlanet Productions, →ISBN, page 53:
      The Siberian tiger had a bright smile on for all her customers, dishing out cinnamon-walnut rogaliki and crisp hvorost dusted with powdered sugar alongside donuts and gingerbread, with cups of coffee steaming alongside them.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:hvorost.
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