кубы́шка

rare #31360

nounfeminineinanimatecountable

1.
money-box, piggy bank
Она́ бро́сила моне́ту в кубы́шку.
She dropped a coin into the money-box.
Originally a clay pot with a narrow slit for coins.
2.
dumpling (plump person), little butterball
Ну и кубы́шка э́та девчо́нка!
What a little dumpling that girl is!
Colloquial, usually affectionate.
3.
(rare) clay pot, earthenware jug
Молоко́ нали́ли в гли́няную кубы́шку.
They poured the milk into an earthenware jug.
4.
(rare) yellow water lily, spatterdock (Nuphar)botany
На пруду́ цвела́ жёлтая кубы́шка.
A yellow water lily was in bloom on the pond.

Examples

Бабушка держала кубышку под кроватью
Grandmother kept the money box under the bed.
Она хранила деньги в старой кубышке
She kept her money in an old money box.
В пруду цвела жёлтая кубышка
A yellow water lily was blooming in the pond.