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Etymology edit

Inherited from Old East Slavic сочиво (sočivo, lentil seed). Cognate with Bulgarian сочиво́ (sočivó, soup), Serbo-Croatian со̏чиво (lentils, legumes), Slovene sočȋvo (lentils, legumes). Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *sokъ (juice).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

со́чиво (sóčivon inan (genitive со́чива, nominative plural со́чива, genitive plural со́чив)

  1. (dated) hemp seed oil; poppy seed oil
  2. kutia (sweet grain pudding, traditionally served in Polish, Ukrainian, Lithuanian, Belarusian and Russian cultures)

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Serbo-Croatian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sočivo.

Noun edit

со̏чӣво n (Latin spelling sȍčīvo)

  1. lens
  2. lentil

Usage notes edit

While this term has some usage in regional Croatian, the preferred word is ле́ћа.

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