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Etymology

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го́луб (hólub) +‎ -е́ць (-écʹ).

Per Hrinchenko, the food was made in shape of a bird, thus its name, but compare also Polish gołąbek, which is argued to be an Oriental borrowing.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɦɔɫʊˈbɛt͡sʲ]
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Noun

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голубе́ць (holubécʹm animal (genitive голубця́, nominative plural голубці́, genitive plural голубці́в)

  1. endearing diminutive of го́луб (hólub)

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Noun

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голубе́ць (holubécʹm inan (genitive голубця́, uncountable)

  1. pas, step (in a dance)

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Noun

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голубе́ць (holubécʹm inan (genitive голубця́, nominative plural голубці́, genitive plural голубці́в)

  1. (often in the plural) a cabbage roll, one roll of holubtsi

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Descendants

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  • English: holubtsi (chiefly Canadian English, through Canadian Ukrainian)

Further reading

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