name
Meaning 1
A surname from Czech or Slovak.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
kulich
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Pronunciation
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/ˈkuːlɪtʃ/
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CMU ARPABET: K Y UW1 L IH0 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A tall, cylindrical Eastern European Easter bread, traditional in the Orthodox Christian faith.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Russian Easter bread, paska
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Czech and Slovak Kulich.
From Russian кулич (kulič), ultimately from Ancient Greek κόλλιξ (kóllix, “roll or loaf of bread”). Cognate to Persian کلوچه، کلیچه (koluče, količe). Doublet of kulcha.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Armenian: կուլիչ (kuličʻ) — dessert
- Finnish: kulitsa — dessert
- Finnish: kulitša — dessert
- German: Kulitsch — dessert
- Japanese: クリーチ (kurīchi) — dessert
- Russian: кули́ч (kulíč) — dessert
- Ukrainian: паска (paska) — dessert