защёлка

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Russian

Etymology

Possibly from за- (za-) + a deverbal form of щёлкать (ščólkatʹ, to click) + (-a).

Pronunciation

Noun

защёлка (zaščólkaf inan (genitive защёлки, nominative plural защёлки, genitive plural защёлок)

  1. lock mechanism
  2. (colloquial) bolt, latch, catch
    Synonyms: шпингалет (špingalet), щеколда (ščekolda), засов (zasov)

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