khleb

khleb noun: (A type of) Russian bread.

Noun

khleb (uncountable)

(rare) (A type of) Russian bread.
- They [peasants] ate it [grain] in the form of khleb (baked bread) and kasha (a stiff porridge), and drank it in the form of kvas (a slightly fermented beverage made in the home from baked bread—the beer of the ancient Babylonians and Egyptians) and vodka.1949 July, Naum Jasny, “Pre-Revolution Income and Production”, in The Socialized Agriculture of the USSR: Plans and Performance (Grain Economics Series; 5), Stanford, Calif.: Stanford University...
- A novel from the Finnish, We, Karelians, starts out interestingly, because of the local color, but quickly degenerates into a stock revolutionary tale of Karelian nationalists who don’t understand which side their khleb is buttered on.1972, Russian Literature Triquarterly, volume 4, Ann Arbor, Mich.: Ardis Publishers, page 427

At that time, a dozen loaves of khleb only cost a few roubles, and it was a favourite with foreign students.1997, Summary of World Broadcasts: Asia, Pacific, numbers 2895–2906, Reading: British Broadcasting Corporation, →ISSN, page 23, column 2:
[…] Zoltan and Stas watch she buys a loaf of black khleb Russian khleb now two loaves of khleb […]2000, Tarisa Ann M. Matsumoto, “Zoltan’s Food”, in Shadowgraph and Zoltan’s Food, Ames, Ia.: Iowa State University, →DOI, →OCLC, section...

From Russian хле́б (xléb). Doublet of chleb and loaf.

What does khleb mean?: Khleb means (A type of) Russian bread.
How do you use khleb in a sentence?: At that time, a dozen loaves of khleb only cost a few roubles, and it was a favourite with foreign students.
What part of speech is khleb?: Khleb is a noun.

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