kulich
See also: kulích
English
editEtymology
editRussian кулич (kulič), ultimately from Ancient Greek κόλλιξ (kóllix, “roll or loaf of bread”). Cognate to Persian کلوچه، کلیچه (koluče, količe). Doublet of kulcha.
Noun
editkulich (usually uncountable, plural kulichi or kulichs)
- A tall, cylindrical Eastern European Easter bread, traditional in the Orthodox Christian faith.
- Synonym: Russian Easter bread
- 2008 March 19, Florence Fabricant, “Easter Is for Baking, Too”, in New York Times[1]:
- One of the most famous of all Easter breads is the Russian kulich, a tall but delicate sweet yeasted bread that is sugared and decorated with the initials XB, which stand for “Christ is risen.”
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editkulich m inan
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editkulich m anim
- (obsolete or dialectal) little owl (Athene noctua)
- Synonym: sýček obecný
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