kutia

• kutya

From Russian кутья (kutʹja) and Ukrainian кутя (kutja).

kutia (uncountable)

1. A ceremonial grain dish with sweet gravy traditionally served mostly by Eastern Orthodox Christians and some Catholic Christians during the Christmas – Feast of Jordan holiday season or as part of a funeral feast.
   • 2003, Laura Langston, chapter 16, in Lesia’s Dream, Toronto, Ont.: HarperTrophyCanada, published 2005, →ISBN, page 189:

     He reached for a handful of kutia, the luscious sweet of boiled wheat, poppy seeds and honey.

   • 2010, Valya Dudycz Lupescu, chapter 13, in The Silence of Trees: A Novel, Chicago, Ill.: Wolfsword Press, →ISBN, page 221:

     Katya prepared a large batch of kutia, the ancient porridge of wheat and honey, to be served at the meal in the cultural center following the burial.

   • 2014 February 27 – March 12, Lidia M. Wasylyn, “Shchedry Vechir celebration a joyous success”, in Marco Levytsky, editor, Ukrainian News, volume LXXXVII, number 5, Edmonton, Alta.: Edmonton Lasergraphics, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 13, column 3:

     Hefty bowls of kutia were passed around each table to start the traditional supper.

   • 2015, Frank G Schafer, “The Garden of Eden”, in Sammy: Gaia Lives, →ISBN, page 221:

     Knowing what a foodie Mary was, I inquired about the Russian food. The waitress explained in detail about some of these items, like galushki, grenki, and something called kutia with rice and raisins.

• kutia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

kutia

1. partitive singular of kuti

kutia

1. inflection of kutiaa:
   1. present active indicative connegative
   2. second-person singular present imperative
   3. second-person singular present active imperative connegative

• kaiut, katui, kitua, kuita, tukia

• kucja

Borrowed from Ukrainian кутя́ (kutjá).

• IPA^(key): /ˈku.tja/

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• Rhymes: -utja
• Syllabification: ku‧tia

kutia f

1. kutia (sweet grain pudding, traditionally served in Polish, Ukrainian, Lithuanian, Belarusian, and Russian cultures)

• kutia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• kutia in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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kutia (verbal noun of the ku class)

1. infinitive of -tia