Molotov

Borrowed from Russian Мо́лотов (Mólotov).

Molotov

1. a transliteration of the Russian surname Молотов (Molotov)

   Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov was a Soviet politician and diplomat.

• Mollie (diminutive)

• Molotov cocktail

Molotov (plural Molotovs)

1. A Molotov cocktail

Molotov (third-person singular simple present Molotovs, present participle Molotoving, simple past and past participle Molotoved)

1. To throw a Molotov cocktail at.

• мо́лот (mólot, “hammer”) (Russian)

< Russian Мо́лотов (Mólotov, “Molotov”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈmolotoʋ/, [ˈmo̞lo̞t̪o̞ʋ]
• Rhymes: -olotoʋ
• Syllabification^(key): Mo‧lo‧tov
• Hyphenation^(key): Mo‧lo‧tov

Molotov

1. A romanisation of the Russian surname famously held by:
   1. Vyacheslav Molotov, Soviet Minister of Foreign Affairs during the Winter War of 1939–40 (talvisota).

• Molotovin koktaili
• Molotovin leipäkori