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по кочану

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Russian

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Etymology

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From коча́н (kočán, literally head of cabbage).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [pə‿kət͡ɕɪˈnu]

Phrase

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по кочану́ (po kočanú)

  1. Used as a humorous and dismissive rhyming response to почему́ (počemú, why).
    Synonym: потому́ что (potomú što)
    Почему́? — По кочану́.
    — Počemú? — Po kočanú.
    — Why? — Because.