"machanka" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmɑːtʃənkə/ Forms: machankas [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from multiple Eastern European languages including Belarusian (мачанка (mačanka)), Ukrainian and Polish. Head templates: {{en-noun}} machanka (plural machankas)
  1. A traditional Eastern European dish that is somewhere between a stew and a soup and may be used as a sauce.
    Sense id: en-machanka-en-noun-rOopkH~u Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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