tutovka

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English

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An Armenian tutovka

Etymology

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From Russian туто́вка (tutóvka), from ту́та (túta, mulberry).

Noun

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tutovka (uncountable)

  1. A distilled alcoholic liquor made from fermented mulberries, traditional in the South Caucasus, especially among the Armenians of Karabakh.
    • 2003, Thomas de Waal, Black Garden: Armenia and Azerbaijan through Peace and War[1], page 188:
      Midway through the meal, my neighbor rose to his feet and proposed a toast in tutovka, the local stinging but sweet mulberry vodka.

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Czech

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Etymology

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From tutový +‎ -ka.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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tutovka f

  1. (slang) safe bet, dead cert

Declension

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Further reading

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  • tutovka in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • tutovka in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • tutovka in Internetová jazyková příručka