Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

korovai

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ko-rovai
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A large, single-piece round or rectangular loaf of bread, elaborately decorated and served at a wedding

Etymology

From older Russian корова́й (korováj) (before 1956 reform) or Ukrainian корова́й (korováj). The modern Russian spelling is карава́й (karaváj).

Origin

Source language: Russian

Word Breakdown

Root: корова́й

Inflected Forms

korovais (plural) karavai (alternative) kravai (alternative)

Questions

What does korovai mean?: A large, single-piece round or rectangular loaf of bread, elaborately decorated and served at a wedding
Where does korovai come from?: It is traced to Russian.

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