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хохол

хохол

Russian

Noun

хохо́л (xoxól) m inan, m anim (genitive хохла́, nominative plural хохлы́, genitive plural хохло́в, feminine хохлу́шка or хохля́чка)

  1. (inanimate) topknot
  2. (animate, pejorative) a Ukrainian, khokhol

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Usage notes

  • Originally the term was for Ukrainians, Belarusians and Zaporizhzhia Cossacks and also for simple people ("В князья не прыгал из хохлов..." A. Pushkin). The term was not always pejorative in Russia and is sometimes used by Ukrainians themselves in jest or ironically ("Українці мої! Дай вам Боже і щастя, і сил. Можна бути хохлом, і не згіркне від того хлібина..." V. Baranov (Ukrainian writer)). There are proper names based on "хохол" - e.g. Хохол, Хохольский, Хохол-Тростянка, etc.

Derived terms

  • хохлушка (xoxluška, noun)
  • хохляцкий (xoxljackij, adjective)
  • Хохляндия (Xoxljandija, noun)
  • хохоло́к (xoxolók, noun)