koliva

English
koliva

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κόλλυβα (kólluba, “small cakes”), from κόλλυβος (kóllubos, “small coin”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkɒlɪvə/, /ˈkəʊlɪvə/

Noun

koliva (uncountable)

  1. A dish made of sweetened boiled wheat, optionally mixed with nuts and spices, and used in Eastern Orthodox rituals to commemorate the dead or at slava.

Translations

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from a Hellenic language.

Noun

koliva

  1. (dialect) (Rize) boiled maize
  2. (dialect) (Rize) boiled cereal in water
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