ханжа

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Russian

Etymology 1

From Ottoman Turkish حاجی (hacı, Kaaba pilgrim).

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Noun

ханжа́ (xanžám anim or f anim (genitive ханжи́, nominative plural ханжи́, genitive plural ханже́й)

  1. 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

Etymology 2

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Noun

ханжа́ (xanžáf inan (genitive ханжи́, uncountable)

  1. (colloquial) baijiu
    Synonym: байцзю́ (bajczjú)
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