tutovka
tutovka noun: a distilled alcoholic liquor made from fermented mulberries, traditional in the South Caucasus, especially among the Armenians of Karabakh.
Noun
tutovka (uncountable)
- A distilled alcoholic liquor made from fermented mulberries, traditional in the South Caucasus, especially among the Armenians of Karabakh.
- Midway through the meal, my neighbor rose to his feet and proposed a toast in tutovka, the local stinging but sweet mulberry vodka.2003, Thomas de Waal, Black Garden: Armenia and Azerbaijan through Peace and War, page 188
Origin of tutovka
From Russian туто́вка (tutóvka), from ту́та (túta, “mulberry”).
Questions about tutovka
- What does tutovka mean?
- Tutovka means a distilled alcoholic liquor made from fermented mulberries, traditional in the South Caucasus, especially among the Armenians of Karabakh.
- What part of speech is tutovka?
- Tutovka is a noun.
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