English Explanatory Dictionary

zek

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A prisoner at a Russian prison, especially (historical) at a Soviet labour camp.

Pronunciation

/zɛk/

Word forms

zek zeks

Etymology

From Russian зэ́к (zɛ́k), probably representing a pronunciation of з/к (z/k), Soviet abbreviation of заключённый каналоармеец (zaključónnyj kanaloarmejec, “prisoner member of the [White Sea–Baltic] Canal army”).

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