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Word: palaczinta (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Usage:

...strict regimen come, strangely, at the table. Breakfast-eaten usually in state-subsidized clubs or officers' messes-is a souped-up repast of coffee, rolls and hefty portions of eggs and ham. Lunch provides plenty of soup, meat and vegetables, topped off with the sweet desserts, e.g., palaczinta, so popular in Hungary. Suppers are generally light, but no one frowns on wines or beer. "We don't like our athletes to be ascetic," says Sir. "It doesn't go with the Hungarian character...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Five Comrades | 4/9/1956 | See Source »

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