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samovar

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sam·o·var  (sm-vär)
n.
A metal urn with a spigot, used to boil water for tea and traditionally having a chimney and heated by coals.
[Russian : samo, self; see sem-1 in Indo-European roots + varit', to boil.]
samovar [ˈsæməˌvɑː ˌsæməˈvɑː]
n
(Cookery) (esp in Russia) a metal urn for making tea, in which the water is heated esp formerly by charcoal held in an inner container or nowadays more usually by electricity
[from Russian, from samo- self (related to same) + varit' to boil]
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Noun1.samovar - a metal urn with a spigot at the basesamovar - a metal urn with a spigot at the base; used in Russia to boil water for tea
urn - a large pot for making coffee or tea
Translations
samovar [ˌsæməʊˈvɑːʳ] N → samovar m
samovar
n → Samowar m
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