No. 178 in Bulgarian

перник

"Перник" is the name of a city in Bulgaria.

In a sentence

Перник е град в западна България.
Pernik is a city in western Bulgaria.
In this sentence, 'ПЕРНИК' is used as a proper noun referring to a city in Bulgaria.
Моят приятел е от Перник.
My friend is from Pernik.
Here, 'ПЕРНИК' again is a proper noun, indicating the hometown of the mentioned friend.
Купих си перник за кухнята.
I bought a breadboard for the kitchen.
In this case, 'ПЕРНИК' humorously refers to a stereotype associated with the city or its culture, often used in Bulgarian colloquial language for humor or metaphor.

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