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khaltura

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

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /kælˈtʊrə/

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noun

Meaning 1

Black-market or low-quality work.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:khaltura.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Russian халту́ра (xaltúra). Doublet of cartulary.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: խալտուրա (xaltura) — black-market work — see also moonlighting
  • Belarusian: халту́ра (xaltúra) — black-market work — see also moonlighting
  • Georgian: ხალტურა (xalṭura) — black-market work — see also moonlighting
  • German: Schwarzarbeit — black-market work — see also moonlighting
  • German: Chaltura — black-market work — see also moonlighting
  • Hebrew: חַלְטוּרָה (khaltúra) — black-market work — see also moonlighting
  • Kazakh: халтура (xaltura) — black-market work — see also moonlighting
  • Kyrgyz: халтура (haltura) — black-market work — see also moonlighting
  • Polish: chałtura — black-market work — see also moonlighting
  • Russian: халту́ра (xaltúra) — black-market work — see also moonlighting
  • Ukrainian: халту́ра (xaltúra) — black-market work — see also moonlighting
  • Uzbek: xaltura — black-market work — see also moonlighting
  • Armenian: խալտուրա (xaltura) — low-quality work — see also botch
  • Belarusian: халту́ра (xaltúra) — low-quality work — see also botch
  • Hebrew: חַלְטוּרָה (khaltúra) — low-quality work — see also botch
  • Polish: chałtura — low-quality work — see also botch
  • Russian: халту́ра (xaltúra) — low-quality work — see also botch
  • Ukrainian: халту́ра (xaltúra) — low-quality work — see also botch