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holubky

holubky noun: czech or Slovak cabbage rolls.

Noun

holubky pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) Czech or Slovak cabbage rolls.
    • All of it seems impossibly old, musty, dense with the smells of upholstery and cooking: holubky; apple butter; tuna, onions, and vinegar.2002, Paul Lisicky, Famous Builder, Saint Paul, Minn.: Graywolf Press, →ISBN, page 11
    • “Men,” Jon shouted, “today Maria will be serving holubky.[…]”2008, Thomas J. Lipovsky, The Slovakian: Jon and Stasha an Ocean Apart, [Bloomington, Ind.]: Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, page 140

Origin of holubky

From Czech holubky and Slovak holubky. Doublet of golabki.

Questions about holubky

What does holubky mean?
Holubky means czech or Slovak cabbage rolls.
What part of speech is holubky?
Holubky is a noun.

Words near holubky in the dictionary

  1. Holtzclaw
  2. Holtzes
  3. Holtzman
  4. Holtzmans
  5. Holubivka
  6. holubky
  7. holubtsi
  8. Holum
  9. Holums
  10. holup
  11. holus bolus

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