wereszczaka

== Polish == === Etymology === Uncertain. Possibly from the surname Wereszczaka, which was supposedly borne by a chef at the court of Augustus III. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vɛ.rɛʂˈt͡ʂa.ka/ Rhymes: -aka Syllabification: we‧resz‧cza‧ka Homophone: Wereszczaka === Noun === wereszczaka f (historical) name of several dishes of Old Polish and Lithuanian cuisine, once very popular; these included pork loin stewed in beetroot broth, soup made with kvass and bacon, soup with sausages, goose breast and groats, white sausage or young bacon in onion sauce ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “wereszczaka”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “wereszczaka”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish) Brückner, Aleksander (1927), “wereszczaka”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna