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kholodets

kholodets noun: a pork jelly or aspic traditionally eaten in Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine.

kholodets: a pork jelly or aspic traditionally eaten in Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine
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Noun

kholodets (uncountable)

  1. A pork jelly or aspic traditionally eaten in Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine.
    Synonyms:
    studen

Synonyms of kholodets

Origin of kholodets

From Russian холоде́ц (xolodéc) or Ukrainian холоде́ць (xolodécʹ), ultimately from Proto-Slavic *xolditi.

Questions about kholodets

What does kholodets mean?
Kholodets means a pork jelly or aspic traditionally eaten in Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine.
What part of speech is kholodets?
Kholodets is a noun.

Words near kholodets in the dictionary

  1. khokhol
  2. khokhols
  3. kholah
  4. Kholiphapa
  5. Kholla Suyu
  6. kholodets
  7. kholop
  8. kholops
  9. kholopy
  10. Kholosi
  11. kholsun

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