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khokhol

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A Ukrainian.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slur

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noun

Meaning 2

A Ukrainian nationalist.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slur, specifically

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noun

Meaning 3

Alternative letter-case form of khokhol.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of

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History

Etymology

From Russian хохо́л (xoxól, “Ukrainian (pejorative)”), originally meaning “topknot”, from Old East Slavic хохолъ (xoxolŭ), from Proto-Slavic *xoxolъ, from *koxolъ.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 二毛 (èrmáo) — ethnic slur towards Ukrainians
  • Chinese Mandarin: 二毛子 (èrmáozi) — ethnic slur towards Ukrainians
  • Czech: chochol — ethnic slur towards Ukrainians
  • Polish: chachoł — ethnic slur towards Ukrainians
  • Polish: chochoł — ethnic slur towards Ukrainians
  • Polish: szoszon — ethnic slur towards Ukrainians
  • Romanian: hahol — ethnic slur towards Ukrainians
  • Russian: хохол (xoxol) — ethnic slur towards Ukrainians
  • Ukrainian: хохол (xoxol) — ethnic slur towards Ukrainians