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No. 13,575 in Russian

начинка

Filling or stuffing (used for food, such as pastry or dumplings).

In a sentence

  • Эта пирожок с клубничной начинкой очень вкусный.

    This pie with strawberry filling is very tasty.

    Here 'начинка' is used to denote the edible filling inside the pie.

  • Начинка в этом двигателе была заменена на более новую.

    The internal components of this engine were replaced with newer ones.

    In this context, 'начинка' refers to the internal mechanical or electronic components of a device.

  • Я купил книгу с начинкой из полезных советов.

    I bought a book filled with useful advice.

    Here 'начинка' metaphorically indicates the content or substance within a book.

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