matryoshka


ma·try·osh·ka

M5161850 (mä′trē-ō′shkə)n. A nesting doll that is part of a set and is decorated with the features of a woman in traditional Russian dress.
[Russian matrëška, from diminutive of Matrëna, feminine personal name (associated in popular tradition with the mothers of large peasant families), from earlier Matrona, ultimately from Latin mātrōna, matron; see matron.]

matryoshka

(ˌmætrɪˈɒʃkə) ,

matryoshka doll

,

matrioshka

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matroyshka

n another word for Russian doll[C20: from Russian matreshka mother, highly respected lady]
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