Thread: избоина What's the sense of this word? usage, frequency, popularity? Thanks

Where the hell did you pick up this word? I've never ever heard it in my 24 years long Russian life

Well, as for the word my Russian brain imagined a hole in a road but apparently the Russian definition dictionary disagrees with me. It says this:

остатки семян масличных растений после выжимания из них масла; жмых, дуранда.

And BIG SUPRISE the Google Translate gives up the word "oilcake" for жмых

Well, okay let's do that the old-fashioned way I mean by explaing the word. So this word illustrates what is left after oily seeds (like sunflower seeds) are squashed to get oil out of them

I hope this helps but I'd like to warn you. I'd never ever use избоина for that meaning I'd use жмых instead

Originally Posted by iCake

Well, as for the word my Russian brain imagined a hole in a road

Same for me, it's because of similar word "выбоина".