kulich

From Russian кулич (kulič), ultimately from Ancient Greek κόλλιξ (kóllix, “roll or loaf of bread”). Cognate to Persian کلوچه، کلیچه (koluče, količe). Doublet of kulcha.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkuːlɪtʃ/

kulich (usually uncountable, plural kulichi or kulichs)

1. A tall, cylindrical Eastern European Easter bread, traditional in the Orthodox Christian faith.

   Synonym: Russian Easter bread

   • 2008 March 19, Florence Fabricant, “Easter Is for Baking, Too”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     One of the most famous of all Easter breads is the Russian kulich, a tall but delicate sweet yeasted bread that is sugared and decorated with the initials XB, which stand for “Christ is risen.”

• IPA^(key): [ˈkulɪx]
• Hyphenation: ku‧lich

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kulich m inan

1. a type of winter hat

   Už jsem ti koupil kulicha. ― I've already bought you a winter hat.

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kulich m anim (diminutive kulíšek)

1. (obsolete or dialectal) little owl (Athene noctua)

   Synonym: sýček obecný

• “kulich”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “kulich”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “kulich”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

kulich m animal

1. little owl (Athene noctua)

• Majtán, Milan et al., editors (1991–2008), “kulich”, in Historický slovník slovenského jazyka [Historical Dictionary of the Slovak Language] (in Slovak), volumes 1–7 (A – Ž), Bratislava: VEDA, →OCLC