кикимора

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кикимора (by Ivan Bilibin)

Pronunciation

Noun

кики́мора (kikímoraf anim (genitive кики́моры, nominative plural кики́моры, genitive plural кики́мор)

  1. (mythology) kikimora (a female house spirit in the Slavic mythology)
    Synonym: (less common) шиши́мора (šišímora)
  2. (colloquial, derogatory) ugly woman or girl
    Synonyms: уро́дина (uródina), уро́дка (uródka), дурну́шка (durnúška)
    • 2012, Борис Акунин [Boris Akunin], “Самый восточный город Запада”, in Чёрный город, Москва: Захаров; English translation from The Black City, (Please provide a date or year):
      Ру́сское сло́во «кики́мора» вошло́ в речево́й обихо́д Ма́сы неда́вно — понра́вилось свое́й зву́чностью и японообра́зностью.
      Rússkoje slóvo «kikímora» vošló v rečevój obixód Másy nedávno — ponrávilosʹ svojéj zvúčnostʹju i japonoobráznostʹju.
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  • English: kikimora
  • Spanish: kikimora