samovar

sam·o·var

S0055700 (săm′ə-vär′)n. A metal urn with a spigot, used to boil water for tea and traditionally having a chimney and heated by coals.

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[Russian : samo, self; see sem- in Indo-European roots + varit', to boil.]

samovar

(ˈsæməˌvɑː; ˌsæməˈvɑː) n (Cookery) (esp in Russia) a metal urn for making tea, in which the water is heated esp formerly by charcoal held in an inner container or nowadays more usually by electricity[C19: from Russian, from samo- self (related to same) + varit' to boil]

sam•o•var

(ˈsæm əˌvɑr, ˌsæm əˈvɑr)

n. a metal urn, used esp. by Russians for heating water to make tea. [1820–30; < Russian samovár=samo- self (see same) + -var, n. derivative of varít' to cook, boil]

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samovar - a metal urn with a spigot at the base; used in Russia to boil water for teaurn - a large pot for making coffee or tea

Translations

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