pysanka
Meaning
Noun
- A hand-decorated Ukrainian Easter egg with intricate designs.
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Origin
- Borrowed from Ukrainian пи́санка, from писа́ти, referring to writing on an egg with a stylus in a wax-resist dyeing process, from Proto-Slavic *pьsati, related to *pьstrъ, + feminine ending -ка.
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