корж

First attested in the 19th century, borrowed from Ukrainian корж (korž).

• IPA^(key): [korʂ]

корж • (korž) m inan (genitive коржа́, nominative plural коржи́, genitive plural корже́й, diminutive ко́ржик)

1. (regional) a type of large, unleavened flatbread
2. cake base, cake layer (a flat piece of sponge or butter cake, used as a component of a layer cake or other dessert)
3. pie shell

Inherited from Old Ruthenian коржъ (korž) (in XVI), further etymology uncertain.

• IPA^(key): [kɔrʒ]

корж • (korž) m inan (genitive коржа́, nominative plural коржі́, genitive plural коржі́в, diminutive ко́ржик)

1. flatbread
2. cake base, cake layer
3. pizza crust

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “корж”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2025), “корж”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–15 (а – п'ять), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “корж”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “корж”, in English–Ukrainian Dictionaries
• “корж”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
• “корж”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “корж”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)