авоська

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Russian

 авоська on Russian Wikipedia
Авоська с продуктами

Etymology

аво́сь (avósʹ) +‎ -ка (-ka), referring to the notion of having a bag one one's person in case one happened to see something good for sale, i.e. a “maybe bag”; attested early 1920s.

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Noun

аво́ська (avósʹkaf inan (genitive аво́ськи, nominative plural аво́ськи, genitive plural аво́сек)

  1. (colloquial) shopping net, string bag
    Synonym: се́тка (sétka)

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