koliva
English
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editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek κόλλυβα (kólluba, “small cakes”), from κόλλυβος (kóllubos, “small coin”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkoliva (uncountable)
- 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.
Translations
editTurkish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from a Hellenic language.
Noun
editkoliva