English Explanatory Dictionary

koliva

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A dish made of sweetened boiled wheat, optionally mixed with nuts and spices, and used in Eastern Orthodox rituals to commemorate the dead or at slava.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɒlɪvə/ /ˈkəʊlɪvə/

Word forms

koliva kolliva kollyba kollyva kolyva

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κόλλυβα (kólluba, “small cakes”), from κόλλυβος (kóllubos, “small coin”).

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