rubashka
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Synonym of kosovorotka.
Example Sentences
- "A soldier once came to me in Little Russia in a clean rubashka (shirt, belted and worn as a coat), and boasted that soldiers change their rubashki once a week."
- "Like Berl [Katznelson], he [Eliyahu Golomb] wore a sort of uniform—a rubashka that buttoned down the side and a pair of creased khaki trousers. I don’t remember ever having seen him in a suit."
- "‘Ivan the Whisker’ slapped his thigh and then reached down into the deep pocket of his rubashka and drew out a bottle."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: руба́шка