колач

• IPA^(key): [koˈɫat͡ʃ]

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kolačь. By surface analysis, ко́ло (kólo, “wheel”) +‎ -ач (-ač).

кола́ч • (koláč) m

1. (dialectal) ring-shaped cake, roll

• ко́ло (kólo, “wheel”)

• “колач¹”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014

Agent noun of ко́ля (kólja, “to slaughter”) +‎ -ач (-ač).

кола́ч • (koláč) m (feminine кола́чка)

1. male butcher, slaughterer, feller (of cattle)

   Synonym: каса́пин (kasápin)

• “колач²”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “колач”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kolačь, from *kolo.

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɔɫat͡ʃ]

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• IPA^(key): [kɔˈɫat͡ʃ] (nonstandard)

колач • (kolač) m (diminutive колаче)

1. cake

• This term is generally applied to a wide range of sweet pastry products, including cookies, muffins, cakes, etc.

Inherited from Old Slovak koláč, from Proto-Slavic *kolačь. Semantic loan from Serbo-Croatian колач / kolač. By surface analysis, коло (kolo) +‎ -ач (-ač).

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɔlat͡ʃ]
• Rhymes: -ɔlat͡ʃ
• Hyphenation: ко‧лач

колач (kolač) m inan (diminutive колачик)

1. cake

   Near-synonym: торта (torta)

2. (in the plural) pastry

   Synonym: печиво (pečivo)

   • 2018 April 2, Мст, “Трицец фамелиї достали пасхалне єдзенє”, in Руске Слово‎^[1]:

     Одволали ше велї парохиянє хтори до Каритасу принєсли шицко цо потребне за вельконоцну кошарку – сирца, писанки, шунки, колбаси, пасочки, а було и колача.

     Odvolali še velji paroxijanje xtori do Karitasu prinjesli šicko co potrebne za velʹkonocnu košarku – sirca, pisanki, šunki, kolbasi, pasočki, a bulo i kolača.

     Many parishioners answered and brought everything needed for the Easter basket to Caritas - sirec, Easter eggs, hams, sausages, pasočkas, and there were also pastries.

3. kalach, kolach, kolache (various ring-shaped baked goods across Slavic cultures, often dedicated to holidays, usually specially prepared and decorated)

• As with the Serbo-Croatian term, this term may be applied to a wide range of baked goods.
• торта (torta) specifically refers to a larger cake, such as a gateau or torte.

• Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “колач”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
• Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “cake”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 46
• Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “pastry”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 205

• IPA^(key): [kɐˈɫat͡ɕ]

кола́ч • (koláč) m inan (genitive колача́, nominative plural колачи́, genitive plural колаче́й)

1. obsolete spelling of кала́ч (kaláč)

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kolačь.

• IPA^(key): /kǒlaːt͡ʃ/
• Hyphenation: ко‧лач

ко̀ла̄ч m inan (Latin spelling kòlāč)

1. cake
2. pastry

• “колач”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025