B2 — upper-intermediateculture25 words

Germanisms & Hungarianisms

SerbianMeaning
kíflacrescent roll, kifla (bakery staple)
paràdajztomato
vìršlafrankfurter, hot-dog sausage (the everyday word, usu. pl. viršle)
vȅšlaundry, washing (the everyday word; rublje is rare)
šlȃgwhipped cream (sa šlagom — with cream)
fiókadrawer (the normal Serbian word; ladica is Croatian)
vȉcjoke (pričati vic — to tell a joke)
fȃrbapaint
fȃrbatito paint; to dye (hair); colloq. to kid, to fool someone
štȅkerplug (colloquial); often also the socket — standard utikač / utičnica
rolètnaroller shutter, window blind (usu. pl. roletne)
šràfcīgerscrewdriver (the everyday word; standard odvijač)
gȕlāšgoulash (thick meat stew)
pȁprikāšpaprikaš, paprika stew (riblji paprikaš — a Vojvodina speciality)
šnȉclaschnitzel, cutlet (bečka šnicla — Wiener schnitzel)
bȗndafur coat (the everyday word)
cȉmerroommate, flatmate (fem. cimerka)
špȁjzpantry, larder (colloquial; standard ostava)
àuspuhexhaust pipe, muffler
cȅhthe bill (in a kafana); platiti ceh — to foot the bill; to pay the price
švȅrcovati seto fare-dodge, ride without a ticket (colloquial; švercovati — to smuggle)
šlȁmpavsloppy, untidy; slapdash
èscajgcutlery (colloquial, more northern; standard pribor za jelo)
fòrangacurtain (Vojvodina, colloquial; standard zavesa)
gȁnccompletely (colloquial, almost only in ganc nov — brand new)

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