Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

holubky

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hol-ubky
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Czech or Slovak cabbage rolls.

Example Sentences

"All of it seems impossibly old, musty, dense with the smells of upholstery and cooking: holubky; apple butter; tuna, onions, and vinegar."
"“Men,” Jon shouted, “today Maria will be serving holubky.[…]”"
"We had oil lamps and tallow candles Anna made from beef fat she begged from the butcher in exchange for holubky or a bowl of pierogi stuffed with sweet plums, a little bowl of smetana alongside."

Etymology

From Czech holubky and Slovak holubky. Doublet of golabki.

Origin

Source language: Czech

Word Breakdown

Root: holubky

Questions

What does holubky mean?: Czech or Slovak cabbage rolls.
Where does holubky come from?: It is traced to Czech.

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