Marta, who studies English in Kyiv, Ukraine, says she was reading Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women (Bookshop|Amazon) when she encountered the word parasol, noting its similarity to a Ukrainian word for “umbrella,” парасоля. Both...
perogy line n.— «In Manitoba, a sharp divide runs east to west through the province, affectionately known as “the perogy line.” If you live north of the perogy line, you’re in Ukrainian farming country; if you live in the south, you’re...