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Russian
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish حجی (hacı), حاجی (hacı, “Kaaba pilgrim”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ханжа́ • (xanžá) m anim or f anim (genitive ханжи́, nominative plural ханжи́, genitive plural ханже́й)
- bigot, hypocrite, Pharisee
- Synonyms: лицеме́р (licemér), (archaic) ипокри́т (ipokrít)
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Further reading
- ханжа in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru