portianki

[Kevin Reiling]

Dear Elena,

Puttee (also spelled puttie) seems to be the closest translation, however the word is not as commonly recognized - at least in American culture - as its Russian counterpart.

Best,

Kevin


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--- On Wed, 10/21/09, /Elena Baraban/ <Elena_Baraban at UMANITOBA.CA> wrote:

From: /Elena Baraban/ <Elena_Baraban at UMANITOBA.CA>
Subject: [SEELANGS] portianki
To: SEELANGS at bama.ua.edu
Date: Wednesday, October 21, 2009, 4:17 PM

  Dear colleagues,

  How to translate the russian word 'portianki' into English?

  Thank you,

  elena

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