tutovka
English
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Etymology
[edit]From Russian туто́вка (tutóvka), from ту́та (túta, “mulberry”).
Noun
[edit]tutovka (uncountable)
- 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.
Translations
[edit]distilled alcoholic liquor from mulberries
Czech
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[edit]tutovka f
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