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koliva

Noun CEFR B1
ˈkɒlɪvə

Definitions

A dish made of sweetened boiled wheat, optionally mixed with nuts and spices, and used in Eastern Orthodox rituals to commemorate the dead or at slava.

uncountable

Equivalents

Italianocolva
9 more languages
Българскиколиво
Ελληνικάκόλλυβα
Македонскиблудецколиво
Polskikutia
Românăcolivă
Українськакутя́

CEFR level

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Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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