No. 12,508 in Russian
колбаса
Sausage.
In a sentence
Мне нравится копченая колбаса.
I like smoked sausage.
Here, 'колбаса' refers to the food product 'sausage', which is commonly smoked or cured.
Мы сегодня купили пару палок колбасы.
Today we bought a couple of sticks of sausage.
In this sentence, 'колбаса' again refers to sausage, but emphasizes the physical form of the product.
В деревне у нас делали домашнюю колбасу.
In the village, we made homemade sausage.
Here, the word 'колбаса' is used to denote a homemade version of the sausage, illustrating its preparation and origin.
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