хохлома

Russian

Etymology

Named after the village of Khokhloma in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast where it first appeared in the latter 17th century.

Not to be confused with the slur хохо́л (xoxól).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [xəxɫɐˈma]

Noun

хохлома́ • (xoxlomáf inan (genitive хохломы́, uncountable)

  1. khokhloma, a traditional style of Russian art painted on wooden handicrafts.
    (idiomatic) расписа́ть под хохлому́raspisátʹ pod xoxlomúto beat up making lots of bruises

Declension