rupjmaize

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dark rye bread, coarse rye bread, black bread
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Hearty dark rye bread with a dense crumb and deep grain flavour.

Examples

  • Maizniece izņēma no krāsns siltu rupjmaizes kukuli.
    The baker took a warm loaf of dark rye bread from the oven.
  • Brokastīs viņš ēda rupjmaizi ar sieru.
    For breakfast, he ate dark rye bread with cheese.
  • No rupjmaizes gatavo arī tradicionālo kārtojumu.
    Dark rye bread is also used to make the traditional layered dessert.
  • Ceļā līdzi paņēmām sviestmaizes ar rupjmaizi.
    We took sandwiches made with dark rye bread for the journey.
  • Svaigai rupjmaizei ir izteikta rudzu garša.
    Fresh dark rye bread has a pronounced rye flavour.

Similar words

melnā maize
rudzu maize
rupmaize

Meanings

Dark coarse rye bread

noun
food
neutral
Dense dark bread baked from coarsely ground rye flour, often with sourdough and sometimes malt or caraway, central to Latvian food traditions.

Examples

  • Brokastīs viņš ēda rupjmaizi ar sieru.
    For breakfast, he ate dark rye bread with cheese.
  • Maizniece izņēma no krāsns siltu rupjmaizes kukuli.
    The baker took a warm loaf of dark rye bread from the oven.
  • Pie zupas pasniedza biezu rupjmaizes šķēli.
    A thick slice of rye bread was served with the soup.
  • No rupjmaizes gatavo arī tradicionālo kārtojumu.
    Dark rye bread is also used to make the traditional layered dessert.
  • Ceļā līdzi paņēmām sviestmaizes ar rupjmaizi.
    We took sandwiches made with dark rye bread for the journey.
  • Svaigai rupjmaizei ir izteikta rudzu garša.
    Fresh dark rye bread has a pronounced rye flavour.

Similar words

Etymology

A compound of rupja, the feminine form of rupjš, ‘coarse’, and maize, ‘bread’, referring to the coarse rye flour traditionally used.

FAQ

What does rupjmaize mean?

Rupjmaize means dark bread baked from coarsely ground rye flour.

Is rupjmaize masculine or feminine?

Rupjmaize is a feminine Latvian noun of the fifth declension.

Is rupjmaize singular or plural?

It is normally used in the singular as the name of a kind of bread.

What is the genitive form of rupjmaize?

The genitive singular is rupjmaizes, as in rupjmaizes šķēle, ‘slice of dark rye bread’.

How is rupjmaize formed?

It combines rupja, ‘coarse’, with maize, ‘bread’.

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