droshky
/ˈdɹɒʃki/
droshky noun: an open horse-drawn carriage, especially in Russia.
Noun
droshky (plural droshkys or droshkies)
- An open horse-drawn carriage, especially in Russia.
- Of late years, cabriolets, and English stanhopes, and tilburys, have been introduced into St. Petersburgh; but the real national carriage for the town is the Droshky.1829, Augustus Bozzi Granville, St. Petersburgh, a journal of travels to and from that capital
- Was Tchitcherine there at all? sitting back in the dingy room while the lift cables slapped and creaked through the walls, and down in the street, rarely enough to matter, a droshky rattled whip-snapping over these black old cobbles?1973, Thomas Pynchon, Gravity's Rainbow
- Synonyms:
- droitzschka
droshky meaning in Persian
droshky in Persian
- open horse-drawn carriage, especially in Russia
- درشکه doroške
Synonyms of droshky
Forms of droshky
| plural | droshkys |
|---|---|
| plural | droshkies |
| alternative form | droschke |
| alternative form | drosky |
| alternative form | drozhky |
Origin of droshky
Borrowed from Russian дро́жки (dróžki), plural diminutive of дро́ги (drógi, “wagon, hearse”), plural of дрога́ (drogá, “centre pole of a carriage”).
Questions about droshky
- What does droshky mean?
- Droshky means an open horse-drawn carriage, especially in Russia.
- What is droshky in Persian?
- Droshky in Persian is درشکه (doroške). See Droshky meaning in Persian.
- What part of speech is droshky?
- Droshky is a noun.
- How do you pronounce droshky?
- Droshky is pronounced /ˈdɹɒʃki/.
- What is the plural of droshky?
- The plural of droshky is droshkys.
Words near droshky in the dictionary
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