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kalach

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Traditional East Slavic bread shaped like a padlock or various kinds of wheels. Other Slavic nations have similar but not identical types of pastry, e.g. Czech or Slovak koláč/koláč, Polish kołacz, Bulgarian колач (kolač), Serbo-Croatian колач/kolač, etc.

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History

Etymology

Transliteration of Russian кала́ч (kaláč) or Ukrainian кала́ч (kaláč), also spelled кола́ч (koláč).

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: кала́ч (kaláč) — traditional East Slavic bread (or its equivalent)
  • Chinese Mandarin: 卡拉奇 (kǎlāqí) — traditional East Slavic bread (or its equivalent)
  • Crimean Tatar: qalaç — traditional East Slavic bread (or its equivalent)
  • Czech: koláč — traditional East Slavic bread (or its equivalent)
  • Finnish: kalatši — traditional East Slavic bread (or its equivalent)
  • French: kalatch — traditional East Slavic bread (or its equivalent)
  • Gagauz: kolaç — traditional East Slavic bread (or its equivalent)
  • German: Kalatsch — traditional East Slavic bread (or its equivalent)
  • Japanese: カラーチ (karāchi) — traditional East Slavic bread (or its equivalent)
  • Nogai: калаш (kalaş) — traditional East Slavic bread (or its equivalent)
  • Polish: kołacz — traditional East Slavic bread (or its equivalent)
  • Russian: кала́ч (kaláč) — traditional East Slavic bread (or its equivalent)
  • Russian: кола́ч (koláč) — traditional East Slavic bread (or its equivalent)
  • Serbo-Croatian: колач — traditional East Slavic bread (or its equivalent)
  • Serbo-Croatian: kolač — traditional East Slavic bread (or its equivalent)
  • Slovak: koláč — traditional East Slavic bread (or its equivalent)
  • Turkish: kolaç — traditional East Slavic bread (or its equivalent)
  • Ukrainian: кала́ч (kaláč) — traditional East Slavic bread (or its equivalent)
  • Ukrainian: кола́ч (koláč) — traditional East Slavic bread (or its equivalent)
  • Vietnamese: bánh ca-lát — traditional East Slavic bread (or its equivalent)
  • Vilamovian: płoc — traditional East Slavic bread (or its equivalent)
  • Yakut: халаачык (qalaačïk) — traditional East Slavic bread (or its equivalent)
  • Yiddish: קוילעטש (koyletsh) — traditional East Slavic bread (or its equivalent)