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koliva

/ˈkɒlɪvə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ko-li-va
IPA
/ˈkɒlɪvə/
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A dish made of sweetened boiled wheat, optionally mixed with nuts and spices, and used in Eastern Orthodox rituals to commemorate the dead or at slava.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κόλλυβα (kólluba, “small cakes”), from κόλλυβος (kóllubos, “small coin”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

kolliva (alternative) kollyba (alternative) kollyva (alternative) kolyva (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce koliva?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɒlɪvə/.
What does koliva mean?
A dish made of sweetened boiled wheat, optionally mixed with nuts and spices, and used in Eastern Orthodox rituals to commemorate the dead or at slava.
Where does koliva come from?
From Ancient Greek κόλλυβα (kólluba, “small cakes”), from κόλλυβος (kóllubos, “small coin”).

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