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babushka

ba·bushka

UK/bəˈbuːʃ.kə/ US/bʌˈbʊʃkʌ/ uncommon

noun

1.

a woman''s headscarf folded into a triangle and tied under the chine; worn by Russian peasant women

Origin

Borrowed from Russian ба́бушка (bábuška, “grandmother”), from Old East Slavic бабушка (babuška, “grandmother, midwife”). First attested in the 1830s.

Phrases

  • babushka doll

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