хохлома
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Russian
Etymology
Named after the village of Khokhloma in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast where it first appeared in the latter 17th century.
Not to be confused with the slur хохо́л (xoxól).
Pronunciation
Noun
хохлома́ • (xoxlomá) f inan (genitive хохломы́, uncountable)
- khokhloma, a traditional style of Russian art painted on wooden handicrafts.
- (idiomatic) расписа́ть под хохлому́ ― raspisátʹ pod xoxlomú ― to beat up making lots of bruises