samovar (redirected from samovars)

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.

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[Russian : samo, self; see sem-¹ in Indo-European roots + varit', to boil.]

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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]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

samovar - 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