English Explanatory Dictionary

kurkul

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A rich or supposedly rich peasant, targeted during Soviet collectivization, especially in the context of Ukraine or Ukrainians; a kulak.

Word forms

kurkul kurkuls kurkuli

Etymology

From Ukrainian куркуль (kurkulʹ, “frightening and dangerous one”), куркулі pl (kurkuli).

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