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Meaning of "babka" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BABKA

babka  [ˈbɑːbkə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BABKA

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adjective
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Babka is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BABKA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Babka

Babka may refer to: ▪ Babka, a Ukrainian sweet, leavened bread made with a rich dough, which is made for Easter Sunday to celebrate the rising of Christ ▪ Potato babka, a savoury Belorusian dish made from potato ▪ Babka, a sweet yeast cake ▪ Babka, a genus of fish, of which the sole member is the racer goby ▪ Babka River, a river in Russia...

Definition of babka in the English dictionary

The definition of babka in the dictionary is a type of sweet Polish cake traditionally containing rum, raisins, orange-peel and almonds.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BABKA


sabkhah
ˈsæbkə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BABKA

babied
babies
babies´-breath
Babinet
Babington
babingtonite
Babinski effect
Babinski reflex
babirusa
Babism
bablah
Babo´s law
babool
baboon
baboonery
baboonish
babouche
babu
babudom
babuism

WORDS THAT END LIKE BABKA

aka
Alaska
Bangka
Banka
Dhaka
eureka
Hrvatska
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kaka
Karnataka
marka
Nebraska
oka
Osaka
polka
Polska
ska
Sri Lanka
taka
vodka

Synonyms and antonyms of babka in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «babka» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BABKA

Find out the translation of babka to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of babka from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «babka» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

巴布卡
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

babka
570 millions of speakers

English

babka
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

babka
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

babka
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бабка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

babka
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

babka
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

babka
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Babka
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

babka
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

バーブカ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

babka
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Babka
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

babka
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

babka
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बाका
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

babka
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Babka
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

babka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

бабка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

babka
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Babka
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Babka
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

babka
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

babka
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of babka

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BABKA»

The term «babka» is quite widely used and occupies the 50.566 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BABKA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «babka» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «babka» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about babka

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BABKA»

Discover the use of babka in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to babka and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Baby Babka: The Gorgeous Genius
Sharp illustrations punctuate an easy-to-read chapter book about the birth of a baby boy into a unique and loving family and one sibling's efforts to accept her new little brother.
Jane Breskin Zalben, 2004
2
Polish Heritage Cookery
Proceed exactly as with sand babka (above), but add 1-2 heaping T. cocoa and Vi t. rum extract to beaten mixture. SOUTHERN FRUIT BABKA babka bakaliowa Prepare dough as for sand babka but, before placing it in baking pans, stir in ...
Robert Strybel, Maria Strybel, 2005
3
A Baker's Odyssey: Celebrating Time-honored Recipes from ...
poland. MAKES 1 BABKA; ABOUT 10 SERVINGS BABKA IS A CAKE RICH WITH BUTTER AND EGGS that may or may not contain yeast. The name means “ grandmother” in Polish, and just why a babka is called a babka is pure speculation.
Greg Patent, Dave McLean, 2007
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The Knights at the Round Table: Life's Funny Moments and ...
I never was much of a babka fan, but since Al wanted his babka so badly, and his ninetieth birthday was creeping up, I couldn't let him down. I went to work trying to create a babka, when I really wasn't sure what a babka tasted like anymore.
Judith Knight, 2012
5
Polish Holiday Cookery
babka, 10 Baking Powder-Raised Babka (babka latwa na proszku), I 18 Easy Easter Babka (babka wielkanocna latwiejsza), 117-118 Lemon Babka (babka cytrynowa), 1 18 Old Polish Saffron Baba (baba staropolska z szafranem), 188 Sand ...
Robert Strybel, 2003
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Encyclopedia of Jewish Food
Babka is firmer and slightly drier than a brioche, but makes up for its lack of richness with the delightful swirls; it should never be cloying or overwhelming. Part of babka's appeal is that it is fancier and more interesting than a typical coffee cake, ...
Gil Marks, 2010
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Ukrainian Cuisine with an American Touch and Ingredients
Yeast. Plain. Babka. Bread(Pasha. Sweet. Bread). Makes 4 loaves 6 3⁄4 cups all- purpose flour, sifted 1 1⁄2 cups granulated sugar 1 teaspoon salt 3 tablespoons dry yeast 6 large eggs, separated 3 cups whole (low-fat) milk, lukewarm 3⁄4 stick  ...
Nadejda Reilly, 2011
8
An Anthology of Austrian Drama
Babka He screamed for the joy of health with his ever silent voice. Stevan. Does he never greet you? Babka No, but he knows his old Babka. Stevan. Did anybody hear the cry? Babka. Oh yes, they heard him. Stevan. Heard? Satan . . . Babka.
Douglas A. Russell, 1982
9
Easter Traditions:
Home | Up | Next Babka is a sweet spongy yeast cake that is traditionally baked for Easter Sunday. Babka originated in Eastern Europe and was introduced to North America by early immigrants. Traditional babka has some type of fruit filling , ...
Nicolae Sfetcu, 2014
10
Golden Memories and Silver Tears
Babka Kasa, my Mom's mother, had been ailing most of the summer. Prior to her illness she was gentle, friendly, quiet spoken. Her mood was always serious; she had a pretty smile, but she smiled infrequently. She dressed in ankle length ...
Willard Dolman, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BABKA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term babka is used in the context of the following news items.
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Chocolate Babka
Chocolate babka, a pop culture icon thanks to the "cinnamon vs chocolate babka" Seinfeld episode, is a delicious sweet dough that can be ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
2
NOMi Hires Jeff Babka as Chief Financial Officer, Announces …
Babka comes to Nomi most recently from Applied Predictive Technologies (APT), the world's largest cloud-based predictive analytics company ... «SYS-CON Media, Jul 15»
3
Chappaqua's Sherry B Celebrates International Chocolate Day
... crafted a sweet and indulging dessert menu that features chocolate offerings such as the poppy seed chocolate babka coffee ice cream. «The Daily Voice, Jul 15»
4
Sacred Heart Parish to host 'Festival of Families' in Bridgeport in July
... waffles and ice cream, funnel cake, Italian water ice, several kinds of Babka and Kolach, along with Philly's Famous Stocks pound cake. «The Times Herald, Jun 15»
5
'Rosie The Riveter', Lifelong Mahwah Resident, Died June 16
Rose was a wonderful chef and baker of Polish favorites gołąbki, pierogi, and babka and other international cuisine. Gifted in handcrafts, Rose ... «Patch.com, Jun 15»
6
ABS Graphics Holds Open House at Its New 130000-Square-Foot …
“It was our goal to ensure that we made this move seamlessly without our clients experiencing any adverse effects,” stated Russ Babka, ... «Printing Impressions, Jun 15»
7
Hello, Jerry: 'Seinfeld' is now streaming on Hulu
Put on a puffy shirt, grab some chocolate babka, and get ready to binge on "Seinfeld." The entire run of the classic '90s sitcom became ... «KSDK, Jun 15»
8
Leopold Brothers Offers a Homegrown Version of Campari
... Maialino, and has put a creative twist on New York standards, with a black-and-white brownie, not a cookie, and a guava-and-cheese babka. «New York Times, Jun 15»
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Enchanting Photos Capture The Modern-Day Witches And Healers …
Anna, Babka, a whisperer, from "Women of Power" series. Courtesy of the artist and Porter Contemporary Gallery. Maria in front of the Palace of ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
10
The Scoop: Five things to know in Columbus dining news
While we're eating up Wolmark's chocolate babka and house-made pastrami and sipping on iced tahini mochas—we're loving Izzy & Mo's ... «Columbus Crave, Jun 15»

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