Meanings
- alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of kubasa.
They'd have lots of kovbasa and pyrohy, with dijon sour cream.
1993 March, Mike Kornylo, “[Off the wall…] From the treasurer…”, in Novyny, Edmonton, Alta.: Ukrainian Canadian Students’ Union, page 53 more examples
Chopping a kovbasa in half has absolutely NOTHING to do with Ukrainian traditions, for one thing, and it trivializes the significance of Ukrainian culture to merely a gastronomic experience.
1985 February, Halia Kotovych, “Letters”, in Student, volume 17, number 84, Ukrainian Canadian Students’ Union, page 4An ovation greeted the introduction of P. Svidsitsky representing Donbass. He said, “They lie to you when they say that we went on strike to take kovbasa from all of Ukraine. . . . You can’t shut us up by kovbasa and we will not sell our mothers for it. We want democracy.[…]”
1990 summer, Bohdan Krawchenko, “National Memory in Ukraine: The Role of the Blue and Yellow Flag”, in Journal of Ukrainian Studies, volume 15, number 1, Edmonton, Alta.: Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies, page 19Each supplier generously donated sausage samples in two categories: traditional kovbasa and special recipes.
2016 November 10–23, Cheryl Balay, “‘You Love It, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah…’: Beatles parody rocks UMCE’s Taste of Kovbasa”, in Ukrainian News, volume LXXXIX, number 22, Edmonton, Alta., page 10
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