matryoshka

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

One of a set of wooden Russian dolls of different sizes, designed such that each fits inside the next.

/ˌmætɹɪˈɒʃkə/ /ˌmɑtɹiˈoʊʃkə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-matryoshka.wav

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From Russian матрёшка (matrjóška), from personal name Матрёна (Matrjóna), formerly Матрона (Matrona), ultimately from Latin mātrōna (“matron”).

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