се́мечко

rare #11680

nounneuterinanimatecountable

1.
small seed, pip, kernel
В я́блоке бы́ло чёрное се́мечко.
There was a black pip in the apple.
Diminutive of семя; used for the small seed of a fruit or plant.
2.
sunflower seeds, seeds (for nibbling)
Они́ сиде́ли на скаме́йке и гры́зли се́мечки.
They sat on the bench nibbling sunflower seeds.
In the plural (семечки); the roasted seeds are a popular snack.

Examples

На кормушке сидела зеленушка и клевала семечки.
A greenfinch was sitting at the feeder, pecking at the seeds.
Возле дома собралась гопа с семечками.
A bunch of gopniks gathered near the house, eating sunflower seeds.
Соседи жаловались на подростка, заплевавшего скамейку семечками.
The neighbors complained about the teenager who had spat sunflower seed shells all over the bench.
Мальчик, лущивший семечки, сидел на скамейке во дворе.
The boy who had been shelling sunflower seeds was sitting on a bench in the yard.
Лузганные семечки продают дороже обычных.
Shelled sunflower seeds are sold at a higher price than regular ones.
Не заплёвывай тротуар шелухой от семечек.
Don't spit sunflower seed shells all over the sidewalk.
Мальчик, плевавшийся семечками, сидел на скамейке во дворе.
The boy, who was spitting out sunflower seed shells, sat on a bench in the yard.
На столе лежали лущённые семечки подсолнуха.
Shelled sunflower seeds lay on the table.