Kukiełka (A Kind of Bread) in Polish Dialects and Old Folk Tradition

The article is devoted to the image of kukiełka ‘a kind of bread’ in Polish dialects and folk culture based on data from the File of the Dictionary of Polish dialects and selected dialect dictionaries. Phonetic and morphological variants of the word are discussed, as well as word-formation derivatives, proposed definitions of kukiełka, established phraseological connections, and phrases and proverbs related to this word. It identifies the facets of the linguistic view of “kukiełka”, which helps build a cognitive definition of the word in question.